THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL : FRIDAY , SEPTEMUEU 6 , 1907 ,
FASCINATING SEASON ON AMONG
THE COWBOYS.
HANGE HUNDREDS OF MILES
A Steer May be Turned Loose at the
Ranch House for an Hour and Not
be Found Again for Eight Long
Years What "Beef Round-up" Is.
The annual "beef round-up" on the
western range , out northwest of Nor
folk , In the cuttle country of western
Nebraska and southern South Dakota ,
will soon begin and ranchmen anil cowboys -
boys In that region have been getting
In readiness for the work. Following
the round-up hundreds of trains of
sleek cattle will be rushed off the prai
ries and through Norfolk Into South
Omaha and Chicago livestock markets
to do their share toward supplying the
beef demand of the world's dinner
table.
Just now In the western hills , ranch
men are making hay with all their en
ergy and as soon as this work Is fin
ished the "beef round-up" will begin.
Cattle Wander Far.
There are two round-ups each year ,
one In the spring and one In the fall.
All the year around cattle on the west
ern range are permitted to run at large
over the unfenced prairies , seeking a
living off the grass that grows wild.
Oftentimes these animals , wandering
from the ranch house which Is their
home , will get as far as 100 miles or
moro away from their headquarters.
They are not In any way kept track of
during the year and no attempt Is made
to herd them , since that Is too expen
sive and results In poor progress on
the part of the cattle In putting meat
on their ribs. A herded cow gathers
much less beef than one which Is al
lowed to roam the' hills and valleys
unguarded and unmolested.
Loose an Hour , Gone Eight Years.
Now and again ranchmen will turn
a herd of cattle loose for an hour erse
so , near the ranch house , not to find
them again for seven or eight years.
The range country Is rolling and the
big round hills sweep on and on for
miles tnd miles , like so many tall
waves In the ocean's depths , thus af
fording Ideal protection to the cattle
unwittingly hiding from the cowpunchers -
ers . And so vast and endless are those
prairies that the "critter" very fre
quently gets away from sight of the
cowpunchers for a long period of years
without over being found. Some day ,
though , that animal will be picked up
In a round-up. There Is no chance of
permanently being lost , with all the
round-ups that occur , year after year.
Pick Out the Beeves.
The fall round-ups which will soon
begin is to pick up and sift out the
beeves. Animals which have not put
on enough flesh to make them good for
the market sales , will be turned loose
again to graze for another twelve
month. Those found fat enough will
be driven to the nearest railroad sta
tion , loaded Into cattle cars and run
through on passenger-train speed to
the Chicago markets. Jack Whlpplo ,
one of the old time pioneer ranchmen
on the Rosebud reservation , whose
ranch house nestles just beneath a hill
west of the Cut Meat Issue station ,
will this fall ship about 2,000 head to
market. At $50.00 per head , his ship
ments will net him $100,000. Jack
Whlpple's cattle are known by the
brand "O. S. O. " on the right side , and
"S. 0. S. " on the left. And the 2,000
head which will be shipped are but a
fraction of those that will be turned
back to keep on eating grass off the
verdant hills.
Much Land for Whlpple.
Jack Whlpple , by the way , has more
ways than one of economizing In the
ranching business. Just at present he
has sixteen teams at work , each team
half a day at a time , making hay. A
mountain of hay cut off the low streaks
surrounding the hills , stands out In the
barnyard to tell the story of accom
plishment. Of the eight men running
the hay mowers and rakes , three are
employes. Four of them are sons of
Jack Whlpplo and his squaw-wife.
The other Is Jack , himself. The Whlp
ple ranch gains not alone the work
of these four half-breed Indian boys ,
but six quarter sections of fine land
as well. There's one for Mrs. Jack
Whlpple by virtue of her untainted red
blood. There's another for Jack Whlp
ple , her white husband. And there
are four more for the four sons , to
say nothing of the quarter sections
which will be allotted to each ensuing
child or grandchild.
The Branding Process.
The new born cattle of the year are
gathered In as soon as the snow is off
the ground , that their rancher's own
ership trademark may bo stamped
upon them. Nature has decreed that
the calf will remain at Its mother's
side and an unwritten law of the
plainsmen therefore puts the same
brand upon a calf as Is found upon the
old cow that It follows. An unbranded
maverick , roving the prairies , Is the
property of the man who finds and [
marks It with his sizzling Iron , so that
It behooves each ranchman to collect
as nearly all of his own calves for each
spring's branding process as the de
ceptive hills will permit.
These four cowboy sons of Jack
Whlpple , to the saddle born , will take i
part In the approaching beef round-up i
over the range. Expert with the lasso i
and horsemen of the first rank , this i
round-up for them will bo unadulterat
ed sport. It Is their life.
Cowboys Riding Range.
In squads the cowboys ride out over
the plains , up the hillsides and down i
nto the "driiWH" Hcarchlng out the
hooves. Aroun- ' temporary ciuup for
the day till anlmnls boiirlng their
ranch's brand , found within a rmlhiH
of Hay ton miles will ho iminted ( up
Into n herd. This herd , constantly
rowing until the whole range has
been covered , Is watched at all hours
of the day and night by a rider who
circles round and round to prevent
> scapes. At night the cowboys take
turn about In encircling the herd , the
riding tricks being two hours long.
Animals found wearing brands of
other ranches within n hundred miles
or so arc headed toward their own
herds or are herded Incidentally by
neighbor cowboy squads until the own
er's ranch la reached. This Is a mat
ter of accommodation common among
ill plainsmen and nil ranchmen.
It Is with hot Irons that llvo stock
are branded. There will bo perhaps
a half dozen "big" ranchmen over a
tract of several million acres of range
land. Each has his distinctive brand.
The animal to be branded Is lassoed
and driven Into a small pen. The bars
are closed up tightly on all sides so
that thcro Is no room In which to move
about. This pen Is called "tho
sque/,0. " Thus pinioned within the
stockade , a hot Iron Is pressed against
the animal's flank and the desired
marks scared Into the llcsh for all
time to come. For some days the
branded beast Is feverish , with high
temperature , but the Illness docs not
last long. Acids have been hunted the
world over to produce this permanent
scar In .the . llesh but up until now no
method save the hot Iron has been
discovered which will produce a mark
that time can not obliterate.
Indians Enjoy Branding.
The young Indians , inheriting Just
enough cruelty to enjoy the suffering
of dumb brutes , take to the branding
process like ducks to water ind here ,
for one place , they will work. Begin
ning at 3 In the morning , they will
work like fighters on a man-of-war far
Into the afternoon , stamping the cattle
at the rate of seventy or eighty an
hour.
But this frontier ranch life Is passIng -
Ing away. The big ranch of thousands
of acres Is making way before the In
coming settlers and the vast and al
most limitless plains are being sliced
up Into smaller and smaller ranches.
"It will only bo live years before we
ranchmen will bo driven away , " said
.lack Whlpple to a News man who ,
with Sam Reynolds and A. II. Klesau
recently made a 200-mile drive over
the Rosebud. "Inevitably this country
is going to be farmed. "
NORFOLKCONDUCTORCONTRACTS
THE DISEASE.
IS SICK IN THE CANAL ZONE
Conductor Bain , Who Left the North
western Here to Work on the Gov
ernment Railroad nl Panama , Has
Been Transferred to Island for Care.
Junction fi lends regret to hear that
Conductor Bain , who left here for Pan
ama , Is suffering quite seriously with
yellow fever In the canal zone. He
has been removed to some Island In
the hopes of recovering his health.
The news has been received by Mrs.
Bain.
TOO HOT FOR POLITICS.
United States Senator Dolllver of Iowa
Had Lunch in Norfolk.
"It's too hot for politics , " said Unit
ed States Senator J. P. Dolllver of
Iowa , stopping In Norfolk for lunch
Saturday noon. "Now you know I
wouldn't want people to believe that I
was thinking and , worse yet , talking
politics this hot weather. The public
has done nothing to deserve It"
But the Iowa statesman , who had
just returned from a Friday evening
lecture before the Knox county teach
ers' Institute , was willing to talk Insti
tute and to praise the rather unique
Institute that County Superintendent
F. C. Marshall held during the week.
"I had a pleasant visit to Nlobrara
and back , " said the Iowa senator , "for
I was accompanied by my Norfolk
friend , John R. Hays. Mr. Hays In ad
dition to being one of the best men In
the world Is an old Iowa neighbor of
mine and the opportunity of my north
Nebraska visit gave me another chance
to meet Mr. Hays.
"The teachers' Institute at Nlobrara
was carried out on an unusual scale.
There were about 158 teachers regis
tered and the attendance of others than
teachers was large. In fact wo all
voted Mr. Marshall to bo the best coun
ty superintendent In the west. "
In addition to Senator Dolllver A.
L. Blxby , poet-philosopher of the Lin
coln State Journal appeared on the
Institute program , which combined
chautauqua and Instltue features.
Spencer School Starts.
Spencer , Neb. , Sept. 3. Special to
The News : The Spencer public
schools opened hero yesterday with
the following corps of teachers : Su
perlntendent , Rachel Falrchlld ; high
school principal , Bernlco Van Gordon ;
assistant principal , Jennlo Ritchie ;
grammar , Marguerite Dlxon ; Interme-
dlate , Mary Dennis ; first primary ,
Katherln Llnton. The outlook for a
very successful school year could not
bo brighter. With the addition of the
normal training prdvidcd for by the
now law , and the ample equipment beIng -
Ing Installed Into the magnificent new
$20,000 school building , Spencer will
offer exceptional advantages.
$45 GOES INTO THEIR TREASURY
AS RESULT.
IT WAS DRAMATIC BALL GAME
Eleven Men Were Hit by Pitched Balls.
Hnzen and Lederer Tried to Occupy
the Same Base Nicola Made a Cir
cus Hand Spring.
It's forty-five dollars Into the treas
ury of the Noifolk Trade Promoters
iisBoclatlon. It's that much of good
ringing coin added to the coffers of
the association that Is to boost for
Norfolk trade , that much added as a
result of Friday's big amateur ball
game at the driving park. It's n glo
rious victory shaped along the line
of the hopes of the trade boosters and
the fenrs of the lawyer , real estate
and Insurance combination. It was an
eight to flvo victory.
Sturgeon's White- Sox gathered up
the game In the third Inning , lost their
hold on It in the seventh but reached
a safe haven In the eighth It was a
game with dramatic features for en
thusiasm. In the seventh Mapos1
" " In the eighth
"Own" tied the score ,
the trade men pinned their mortgage
on the gate receipts.
And there were dramatic plays a
plenty. Ilazcn and Lederor hugging
the same base In one wild moment of
perplexity , Will Hall carried to the
ground by a sensational catch that
cinched the "cash , " a circus hand
spring by Nicola for a fancy pickup of
a fast grounder. It was a wild , deli
rious sort of a game , a Joyous , happy
sort of a game where earned runs
went to the bad and men scored on
three strikes , a game where every
man was a hero save the umpire , who
alone risked his life for the good cause
which might bo either the library or
the trade promoters' association treas
ury.
ury.Here
Here Is the summary of the game :
Mnpes' "Own : " AD R II PO A E
Burt Mapes , c & ss..G I 0 0 3 0
L. Nicola , p 5 1 1 2 0 1
O. W. Doling , Ib 5 1 3 11 1 2
J. S. Mathcwson , 2b..5
W. Powers , ss & 3b..B
C. Anderson , 3b & c.4 0 0 4 1 1
L. Lederer , If 4 0 1 0 0 0
n. E. Hoffmaster , cf..4
A. O. Hazen , rf 4 1 0 0 0 0
42 5 G 2 ! C 7
T. P. A. White Sox AB R H PO A E
F. Ware , ss 5 1 1 1 0 2
J. C. Larkln , o & 3b..B
G. H. Burton , Ib 5 1 0 11 0 0
F. H. Beels , 21 > 4
W. Hall , 3b & If 4
W. P. Logan , If & c..5
J. D. Sturgeon , cf 1 0 0 0 0 0
A. II. Winder , p 4 2 1 3 5 0
W. R. Hoffman , rf. . .3 0 0 0 0 0
E. D. Kauffman , rf. . .1
40 8 4 27 8 4
Summary of the game : Struck out ,
by Nicola 11 , by Winder It ; passed
balls , by Nicola 3 , by Winder 3 ; hit
by pitched ball , by Nicola 5. by Winder
( ] ; earned runs , White Sox 2 ; two-base
hits , Ware , Beels ; stolen bases , Nlc
ola , Doling , Winder : double plays ,
Mapes to Doling to Anderson , Winder
to Beels. Umpire , W. J. Stadelman.
Score keeper , Sam Ersklne.
"
The score :
Mapes' Own 1 0010030 0 5
White Sox 2 020010 3x 8
, Story of the Game.
Headed by the Norfolk band , fol
lowed by Al Johnson , official mascot
and hoodoo , by W. J. Stadelman , offi
cial umpire , by the lawyers et al. In
blue overalls and black and lavender
stockings , and by the trade boosters
In white stockings , the afternoon was
opened by a formal parade up and
down Norfolk avenue. At the diamond
the players posed for a photograph.
Captain Mapes , first to the bat , was
chopped down. Nicola was moro for
tunate. Hit by the pitcher , he saw
first and made home on a wild throw
over third. The first score was regls
tered amid applause. "Pills" Ware
smashed out a double and his score
was put down along with "Tombstone"
Larklns' run for the traders.
It was In the second that Nicola
turned a handspring to spoil a hit for
Hoffman. And It was In the third In
nlng that Winder smashed Nicola's
bat with the ball , the bat whirling
from Nicola's hands.
In the third after Burt Mapes had
tried to carry an appeal from the um
plre's decision , Beels scored Burton on
a two-bagger and trotted In himself on
an error.
There were two brilliant flashes in
the fourth , once when Hazen and Led'
erer both held second base and again
when they Joined company on third
with disastrous results.
Professional spirits revived In the
sixth when the White Sox were block
ed by a pretty double play from
Mapes to Doling on first and to An
derson on home , the play catching
"Edison" Sturgeon making for first
and killing Logan on home. And then
when the next Inning came In the law.
ycr tide rolled upward. Hazen , Mapes
and Doling scored and though Hall
fell over In n sensational catch that
blocked the march , the score was tied
and sealed with cheers. Doling made
a fast slide homo which Powers tried
to duplicate but struck the ground far
from the haven and was stranded In
the open field.
But the trade promoters needed the
money and they nailed the coin In the
eighth , Logan , Winder and Kauffraan
sailing Into home ports.
And so It was a great game. And
along the avenue some are smiling and
mo chooiloHH hut nil ino stiff
And the lint of Injtited fioiu midden
eoutnclH with the bulls In ooiiHldorublo.
: ho nUohortt milking eleven "hltn" ( o
Ihe hattoi'H ten. Tliono who were
Htniek by pitched biillH were : Hurt
.MnpoH. twice. Lyle Nlcolii , onee. .1. H.
MnthewHon , once ; Will POWOIH , once ;
Arthur Huron , oneu ; Jack l.nrkliiH ,
: > nce ; W. P. I/ogun , mice ; A. II. Win-
ilor. twlco ; 13. H. Kauffmiui , once.
Hut W. .T. Stndoliuun , who dined to
umpire an uninteur hall game , IH still
illve mid uiiHcratched , due to the fortunate -
tunato fact that at no time dm Ing the
game were moro than half the players
Tying to mob him. Stock In the Nor-
'oik Inng dlHtnnco telephone company
fell off thlify points a the game piog-
roHsoil. "Now , " mild Heels , "Just look
it the hldeoiiH sight of tlio.se fellows
tooling and I not mentioning or hint
ing at that outrage that robbed mo of
Lhat man on second when ho was 'out'
to everything but the umpire's nefa
rious dcplHlon. "
Winder and Nicola pitched swift
lialls and the wlro back stop was giv
en the catching honors of the after
noon.
FRANK CUMMINS , A NORFOLK
DRUMMER , WITNESS.
FOLLOWED MOB IN CORNFIELD
A Passenger on the Train That Car
ried Hlgglns to His Doom , Cummins
Got Off the Rear End and Followed
to the Grewsome Scene.
Frank Cummins , a Not folk commer
cial traveler , saw Lorls R. Hlgglns
hanged from the Logan creek bridge
near Bancroft last Monday.
Mr. Cummins was on the train that
carried Hlgglns to his doom. When
the mob dragged Hlgglns off the train ,
with a rope about his neck , the pas-
bengers were commanded to stand
back. But after the mob had gone , and
before the train started , Cummins got
off the rear end of the train and made
for a cornfield. Cutting across the
cornfields , he walked to within fifty
feet of the brldgo and , concealed by
the tall cornstalks , stood close by when
the double murderer swung through
space to his noose death.
Saw Hlgglns Drop , Rope Jerk.
Mr. Cummins saw the mob drag the
doomed murderer from a drav , his
feet shackled and a rope around his
neck. The end of the rope was tied
to the tallest beam of the brldgo and
Hlgglns was swung off.
Ills frame dropped seven or eight
feeL Then ho came to the end of the
rope , theie was a sudden Jerk , and the
man was dead.
A dozen shots were fired at the body
after that.
After witnessing the grewsome spec
tacle , Cummins walked back to town.
"While I don't believe In mob law , "
said Mr. Cummins , "that fellow got
what he deserved. I thought I'd see
that fellow hanged. "
The serious condition of the Copple
girl , whom Hlgglns mistreated , added
to the bitter feeling at Bancroft.
MAKES BIG DEPOSITS IN NORTH
NEBRASKA BANKS.
GAVE SEVERAL STRANGE NAMES
Beginning at Tllden , This Queer Indl
vldual Worked West Through Ne-
llgh , Clearwater , Ewlng and O'Neill ,
Making $1,000 Deposits for a Year.
Nellgh , Neb. , SopL 2. Special to
The News : For the past week or two
the banks in this section of the state
have had a novel experience with a
quiet appearing stranger.
Ho would present himself at a bank ,
stating that ho desired to make a de
posit , and counting out $1,000 take a
certificate of deposit for the amount ,
making It payable one year from date.
It Is known that he commenced op
erations as far east as Tllden , and
presumably other points. He favored
all the banks ho visited with like
amounts , and the same is true of the
Atlas and Nellgh National of this city ,
and other points heard from west , In
cluding Clearwater , Ewlng and O'Neill.
How much farther his trip extended
Is unknown.
At Ewlng ho made his deposit with
two $500 bills , while at the other towns
the money was Invariably in bills of
$100 denomination , and perfectly new.
What seems to bo the most peculiar
feature of the transaction was at the
various banks the stranger gave differ
ent names.
After completing his business ho
would depart without making any
statement whatever about himself , and
giving no clew to his real Identity.
Spencer Ready For Fair.
Spencer , Neb. , Sept. 3. Special to
The News : The fair to bo held hero
next week promises to bo a success.
The entry of stock Is very large.
Left Town.
Vordlcro , Neb. , SopL 3. Special to
The News : Mrs. Frank Blcek left
homo Sunday night and has not re
turned. It Is said that she left a note
and also that she took her own val
uables and papers with her. Mrs. Bl
cek conducted a millinery store here.
The family 1ms always stood well in
the community.
THE ATTENDANCE FOR FRIDAY
REACHED 3,000.
PERFECT WEATHER HAS COME
Plalnvlew Won the Ball Gnmo Over
Crelghton , Nine to Five King Wood-
ford , n Pierce Horse , Succeeded In
Clcnnlng up the 2:27 : Trot. I
Pierce , Neb. , Aug. 31.Special to
The NOWH : The Norfolk NOWH mini
who wished for heller luck for Ploico
for \eHterdny mid today got his wlnlr
and again demountatod ) Ihe value of
The NOWH. YoHlouluy and today weio
pel feet , Ihe tuick was fast and attend
ance 3,000.
Hiico roHiiltH yesterday weio :
2 1 ! ( ) dot or paee Kdlth F , flnit ;
MHH | Otnid , second ; Storm Cloud thlid.
llOHt line 2:25. :
2 27 Hot King Woodfoid first , Lady
V second , White WliigH third. Host
time Ji.'HVj.
2 25 trot or pare Van S Hist , Shady
O'Neill Hecoml. Billy Onwiinl third ,
Harry Patten fouith Host tlnio 2:27. :
Hall giiino Plalnvlew 0 , Crolghtoii 5.
SATURDAY 8IFTING3.
N. W. Clover wci.t to Omaha Satur
day noon.
Hey lliitchlns of Wnyno was In Nor
folk yesterday.
C. C. Miush of Hattlo Creek IH In
Norfolk today.
George llutclieiis of Plalnvlow In In
Noifolk today.
C. G. Whlpplo of Nlobrara WIIH In the
city yesterday.
L. A. Fischer of Oakdalo was In the
city yesterday.
P. A. Clark of Spencer stopped 1"
the city yesterday.
E. B Gliton was a Wayne visitor In
Norfolk yesterday.
J. W. Ixing of Hutto was a visitor In
Norfolk yesterday.
W. S. Dlckerson of Wayne was In
the city yesterday.
N. S. Dcstropo of Plalnvlow spent
yesterday In Noifolk.
Father Albeitn arrived homo Satur
day noon fiom Nellgh.
F. E. Morrow and family of Fullerton -
ton arc In Norfolk today.
D. F. Masten and Otto Knmrnth were
up from MadlRon yesterday.
N. C. Abbott of Tokanmh was In the
city yesterday between trains.
F. L. Patrick of Dallas was In Nor
folk for a few hours yesterday.
Miss Pauline Fechncr of Stnnton has
returned homo after a week's visit In
the city.
E. M. Huntlngton made the round
trip to Tllden and back today.
Arnold Pnsewalk and Ernest Rnasch
went to Pierce to take In the races.
Miss Mamie Ward has succeeded
Miss Georgia Austin as stenographer
In the office of Dr. O. R. Morcdlth.
Miss Austin will attend the Wayne
normal during the coming year.
Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Llghtnor of
Lynch spent yesterday In Norfolk.
Miss Jennie Mills arrived homo last
evening from a visit In Sioux City.
Miss Glonnlo Shlppeo left Friday
evening for her school near Tllden.
C. V. Reed of Fairfax was a South
Dakota visitor In Norfolk yesterday.
Mrs. W. R. Hoffman arrived homo
yesterday from several weeks spent In
Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Anthes returned
Saturday noon from a trip to Omaha
and St. Joseph.
Mike Chrlstensen and John Peterson
of Verdol were In Norfolk between
trains yesterday.
Mrs. John Stuart and daughter , Miss
Olga Stuart , of Omaha are In Norfolk
on a visit with relatives.
Misses Mattle E. Patrick of Pawnee
City and Florence Hey of West Point
were In Norfolk yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bush and
daughter Madge of the Rosebud reser
vation are visiting with Mrs. Bush'n
parents , Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Long.
Misses Lillian Anderson of St. Paul
and lone C. Chappcll of Brady were '
Norfolk visitors yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Rosslng of Bode ,
Iowa , visited between trains with Mr.
and Mrs. E. M. Huntlngton. |
Misses Florence G. Judd of Dawson
and Margaret Lnmbart of Falrbury
wore In Norfolk this morning. 1
Miss Llzzlo Schram went to Pierce
'
Saturday , the school near Plerco which
she is to teach opening Tuesday. I
Frank A. Peterson , candidate for the
republican primary nomination for
county treasurer , Is up from Madison.
Miss Joela Sharp , niece of Mrs. E.
M. Huntington , arrived last night from
Douglas , Okla. She will attend school
here.
here.Mrs.
Mrs. Frederick F. Teal and three
children , after a visit with Mrs. G. A.
Young , returned to Omaha yesterday
afternoon.
Representative John V. Ellerman of
Fairfax , S. D. , was In Norfolk yester
day , returning from a visit to Hot
Springs , S. D.
Father F. J. Guesen of Burke was In
Norfolk yesterday on his way to Lead
City. In Norfolk Father Guesen spent
part of the day with John F. Flynn.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Morrow of Mun-
clo , Ind. , who are hero visiting Mr.
Morrow's father , J. S. Morrow , nro on
their way homo from a trip to Cole
rado.
rado.W.
W. P. Logan leaves Monday for a
short visit to Ponca and St. James.
At St. James Mr. Logan will attend
a mooting of the directors of the Farm
ers' state bank of which ho Is presi
>
dent.
dent.Mrs.
Mrs. L. M. Ray , C. H. Ray and Ben
E. Bleror of Oakdale were In Norfolk
Ftldny enioiile on an nutoinolillo cronti-
rountry ilile to Kanmin The party
were milking their tilp honlli In a Hum
bler loin Ing ear.
John H. llnvn went lo Nlobrara Fri
day noon to meet hln friend , Hotmlor
Dnlllvor of Iowa who wan on the pro
gram for an evening nddnmn Friday
at the Knox county teachers' liiHtltulo
and ehaiilauiiua
Mlim line Huntlngton , who has been
vlHltlng with MlHH Hlidlo Kuhl for sev
eral dayit , will leave for her home In
Fremont Monday. Minn Floy Faucett
entertained at a dinner party last evenIng -
Ing for Minn HuntliiHlon. This evenIng -
Ing MlHH Hlidlo Kuhl will entertain for
Minn Munringlon. After the dinner
Him will lake the guents out idling.
A week'H camp of the Hay farm by
the ISMthoin river WOH hioken Hatur-
day by a piuty of boyn who hnvo been
enjoying a camping week with S. F.
KrHklno. The boyH who have been
with Mr lOi-Hldnn aio flmrlen niirlantl ,
Lowel EiHklne , C'nil JolniHon , Lloyd
1'iiHowallc , Halph Lulkart and Alex
Hear. Tim lain the Iliul of the week
did not prevent a Jolly ramping week.
The tompointino got up to 92 * In
Norfolk yoHtorday.
The good roadH In Germany attract
ed ( ho particular attention of Paul
Luebko of Norfolk , who him Just to-
turned from a pleiiHant tilp abioad
Nelgenllnd , the Pleiro county iinir-
deier who six years ago Hliot and
killed | IH ( wife and father-in-law eleven
nilloH north of Norfolk , wan one of the
only two niurdererH who have hanged
In NohtiiHka within HX ! yonis. Uhea ,
the Crowell murderer , was the other.
HervlccH will bo lOHinned at tiiu
First Congregational church Sunday
morning. A sermon will he delivered
by the pastor , Hev. W. J. Turner , on
the topic , "Religion and Iftillinntu of
Values" In the evening Mr. Turner
will speak In the Second Congiogntlon-
al church.
MlHH Mary Coveit , opeiated on for
appemllrlllR last week , WIIH able to
leave the Smith Omaha hospital on
Wednesday , nine days after the opera
tion. Him WIIH aide to go to Hellevuo
the afternoon of the day she left the
hoHpltal , feeling first rate. She will
not iindeilake the tilp home until next
week.
Melvln Pine , an Itinerant peddler of
eye glaHHos , MI far forgot the dignity
of his profcHHlon na to get unbecom
ingly drunk. DeHplte the fact that
Pine appaiently did a domlnlilng Intnl.
IIOHH on the HtieotH of Norfolk ho had
to put up Horurlly for the p-iymont of
the line of $8 10 nsHe.ssod against him
ycHtorday by Police Judge Elseloy.
The ojo man left Noifolk Friday ,
Plerco being bin apparent destination.
"The Sweetest Gltl In Dixie , " a popular -
ular pi Iced melodiama , will be put on
at the Auditorium Monday afternoon
and night by the Fulton Stock com
pany The Fulton Stock company
plays all summer each year at Lin
coln and Is said to bo capable. The
play IH pronounced a pretty southern
romance. Sperlal prices of 15c and
2fic will prevail at the special I abor
day mntlneo. Prices at night will bo
25e , 35c , fiOc and 75c.
Herman Boche on next Saturday will
be told whether or not the efforts of
his attorneys to secure his release on
ball have RiiPCfeded or failed. Supreme
premo Judge J. B. Barnes , before
whom the Hoche petition for ball was
prcHented In this city Filday , announc
es that bo will go to Madison next Sat
urday and give his decision In the
Madison court house. Following the
conclusion of the hearing Friday after
noon Sheriff Clements , Roche and Sen
ator Allen drove back to Madison.
The city council nt n special session
last evening let contracts for the con
struction of the sewer laterals In the
now west Norfolk avenue sewer dis
trict , for the alteration and extension
of the sewer mains and for the con
templated extension of the water mains
on South Seventh street. Bids were
received yesterday and the special ses
sion of th council was held to accom
modate bidders who arrived In the city
during the day. The contract for layIng -
Ing the district mains In District No.
1. Norfolk's first sewer district orga-
nlzed through the efforts of M. D. Ty
ler and others , wont to John Elslngor ,
[ jr. , of West Point for $ CC70.85. The
contract for making alterations In the
lower end of the main sewer and ex
tending the sewer up First street to
connect with the Northfork for flush-
Ing purposes went to O. W. Rlsh for
$2,000.70. O. W. Rlsh , now of LeMars ,
lown , also drew the contract for the
extension of the water main on Sev
enth street , bidding In the Job for $2-
001.44.
For the benefit of people living on
the Albion branch of the Northwest
ern , and who have been complaining
' Igorously for two weeks because of
t'to failure of the westbound afternoon
Tssenger train to connect with the
Oni-'dale-Scrlbner freight excepting
tw'no | t mny be stated that Northwestern -
| western officials In Norfolk are making
an rfo-t to solve the situation so that
, the ' > nor excellent service may bo
resto-1 When the new tlmo card
went lnfn effect five trains were
brought 'nto the Norfolk Junction
yards nt noon and for a couple of
weeks wrstbound and northbound
j trains have been late In getting out.
Owing to. this delay the Oakdalo
freight train has been unable to wait
for th'o passenger connection , save on
two days during t-vo weeks , and both
passengers desiring to make the con
nection , and residents on that branch
desiring their mall , have lost out. It
Is authoritatively stated , however , that
the matter of handling the Junction
trains at noon will soon be reduced tea
a system that will Insure this former
and very desirable connection at Oak
dalo.