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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1907)
THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NRWS-JOUKNAL : Ml I ) AY , ' 20 , DECISMUER PRETTY LITTLE REMINDERS OF THE COMING HOLIDAYS. CREEP INTO SOCIAL FUNCTIONS. Afternoon Luncheons the Chief For mal Events of the Week A Number of Minor Social Affaire Comic Opera and Other Coming Events. SuggoBtlons of the holidays nt hand crept Into several parties given dur ing tlio week , pretty lltttlo reminders to tlio giiefltB of tlio coming pleasures and tlio dutlcB of ChrlBtmns time. Another week will bring the holidays a fact Impressed on Norfolk clubs which nro beginning to drop their December meetings. The week has been marked by after noon parties , the chief social events of the seven days. On Tuesday and "Wednesday afternoons a series of two luncheon parties was given by Mrs. Jack Kocnlgsteln and Mrs. E. R , Hayes. On the succeeding afternoon Mesdamcff C. P. Parish and W. G. Baker were hostesses nt the Parish home. Six-hand euchre , always pop ular In Norfolk , was played during the three afternoons. During the week the young ladles guild was organized for the winter. The coming week holds another dance In the series planned by the social committee of the Elks for the season. Pleasures of the W ek. It was a pretty holiday scene at the home of C. P. Parish Thursday after noon , where the Interior of the house was decorated with holly and Christ- urns greens , that greeted the seventy guests at a 1 o'clock luncheon given by Mcsdamcs Parish and W. G. Baker. A delightful luncheon of four courses was served , and after the ladles had passed their approval of this feature of the entertainment , the remainder of the afternoon was spent at closely contested games of six-hand euchre Mrs. E. 12. Gillette received the prize for the highest score and Mrs. B. C Gentle the shouting prize. The hell day decorations that prevailed throughout the handsome homo of Mr and Mrs. Parish gave a holiday zest to the whole afternoon , which was enjoyable throughout. Mesdames Jack Koentgsteln and E R. Hayes gave a series of two lunch con parties at the home of Mrs. Keen igsteln Tuesday \Vednesday after noons. Each function was attendee by thirty to thirty-five guests , and the luncheon which was at 1 o'clock was dainty and nicely served , the hostesses being assisted by Mrs. Whl lersladt , Mrs. Leonard and Miss Mat tic Davenport. The popular six-hand euohre occupied the attention during the afternoon , prizes at the first party being awarded to Mrs. S. T. Nappei for high score ; Mrs. J. C. Stitt , shout Ing ; Mrs. E. P. Weatherby , all-cut The second afternoon the prizes fel to Mrs. 3. W. Gibson for high score- Mrs. C. C. Gow , shouting ; Mrs. W. H Blakcman , all-cut. Wednesday evening at Marquard hall was given over to merry making by the masqueraders assembled for the Norfolk band's masquerade dance Prizes for the best masquerade cos tunics were awarded to Miss Gusc and Mr. Simms while honors In the humorous class went to Miss Bennlsl and Mr. Dunkel. The , attendance a the masquerade was not as large as usually greets the band dances. The Browning club held Its last 190' meeting on Thursday evening , meet Ing with the Misses . Durland. The club will not meet again until after the holidays. The Browning club is one of the oldest social organizations Ir Norfolk , Its organization dating bad past the nineties. The club is spend Ing the present season with Dante' "Purgatory" which will be ftnishei during the winter. The young ladies guild of Trlnltj church reorganized at a meeting o that association held with Miss Burn ham Thursday evening. The reorgan Ized guild is officered as follows Miss Stella Lulkart , president ; Mis Falo Burnham. vice president ; Mis Mullen , secretary and treasurer. Th next meeting will be held with th president at n date not yet fixed. At n pretty birthday party given o Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. Georg H. Spear a company of twenty-elgh little folks were entertained in hone of the fifth birthday of Mrs. Spear' little daughter , Irma. The Spear horn was given over to children's games fo the afternoon. Luncheon was serve In three courses. Members of the senior class of th Norfolk high school were entertalne Friday evening by Edith Evans at th third of a series of class parties star cd this year by members of the grad untlng class. The class was entertain ed at the home of the hostess's father George W. Evans. Two socials , an Epworth league sc ctal at the Methodist church Tuesda evening , and a "Friday , the thirteenth social by the Christian Endeavor o iho First Congregational church , wer given In the respective church parlor during the week. Mesdames Braden , Burnham , Alle and Huso were guests of Mrs. Di Young at the hospital Friday ovenln nt a dancing party given by employe of the Institution. About twenty young people gav Miss IxnilHc Schulz a pleasant surprise ul her homo In lidgowntcr park Wed nesday evening. Various games wore played during the evening. Refresh ments were served. A dozen young men from Norfolk ere Invited to the Norfolk hospital Vcdnesday evening for a dance given > y the hospital attendants. Mrs. J. L. Weaver celebrated her birthday on Friday by Inviting n dozen friends to n G o'clock dinner In honor f the event. The young ladles of Queen Esther Irclo were guests Tuesday evening t the home of Mrs. J. H. Oxnatn. Refreshments were served nt the lose of the Eastern Star meeting 'hursdny evening. The West Side Whist club was enter- alned by Dr. and Mrs. P. H. Salter "rldny evening. The chess club met Thursday even- ng with H. A. Pasowalk. Hymenlal. Brothers and sisters were wed at ladar on Wednesday afternoon when Mr. Otto I ppler and Miss Dora Raasch and Mr. Paul Rhasch and Miss 3mma Eppler were united In marriage n the Emanual Lutheran church. ? ho young people are connected with wo prominent families of this section and the double wedding was one of ho most Important ceremonies of the ear. Norfolk friends during the week vere Informed of the marriage of Tom V. Read of Chicago and Miss Kather- no Schmeltzer of Wlnoa , Minn. The groom Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Read of Norfolk. Coming Events. The theatrical event of the coming week will be the presentation of the comic opera , "Olivette , " at the Audi torium Monday evening , by the Boson - : on Ideal Opera company. This com pany appeared at the Auditorium Wed nesday evening In "La Mascotte , " tea a poor house , largely for the reason .hat they followed two bad shows and for the further reason that nothing was known In Norfolk as to the per- sonelle of the company. But when the company appeared at the Auditor urn It was fdund that the two come dians , Frank and Will Burgess , are it the head of the organization , ably supported by F. W. Walters , formerly : enor with the Andrwes opera com pany , and the delightful little Ulnlfred rowley , as prima dona , and It was readily seen that the Ideals had been very much under-advertised and thai they had been sized up wrong by Nor folk people. Despite the depressing abundance of unoccupied seats In the house , the company gave a fine rendl tlon of "La Mascotte , " working as hard as though the "S. R. O. " sign had been hung out early In the evening The Burgesses are just about the fun nlest comedians who ever came to town , while their support Is practically as strong as the comedians are for the different parts. It required con siderable persuasion on the part of the Audltlrlum manager to Induce Mr Burgess to play a return engagemen here , but It was finally arranged that they would give the musical and laugh able comic opera , "Olivette" Monday evening. Comic opera Is the kind of a show that Norfolk people enjoy the laughing kind and there Is no doubt but that there will be a crowd ed house at that time. The outline of the play as presented In an advertise ment looks very attractive , when 1 Is considered that the Burgesses wll handle the comedy part , and when 1 Is known that the musical selections will be given by harmonious , - wel trained voices. The manager of the Auditorium places his personal guar antee behind the production , with the offer that if anyone is dissatisfied a the end of the second act the amoun paid for tickets will be cheerfully re funded at the door. Norfolk people who remember the success scored by the Norfolk band minstrels last spring are beginning to look forward to the black face show to be presented by the Norfolk fire department on December 30 , the las Monday In 1907. The auspices of the fire departmen naturally goes a long ways toward- promising a big house when the fire fighters appear at the Auditorium but the firemen are working hard to get up a "live wire" minstrel tha will merit the attendance. J. S. DeForest - Forest , who was seen In Norfolk will Walker Whlteslde , has charge of the rehearsals. New songs , new jokes and lively specialties are promised. It Is verj probable that the Crclghton band wll be brought to Norfolk to join with th Norfolk band In a twenty mlnut concert. The minstrel staff Is announced a follows : W. P. McCune , manager Jess Bcymer , assistant manager ; J. E Haase , treasurer ; A. V. Light , secre tary ; L. Brueggeman , stage manager Ed Brueggeman , electrician ; Jess Bey mer , property manager ; W. E. Mullen transportation manager ; W. A. Nenow press representative ; Directors De Forest and Vradenburg , band leaders On Tuesday evening of the coming week the Auditorium Is given over tc the second number of the high schoo lecture course , readings from Ralp ! Connor's "Tho Sky Pilot" by Adrlar M. Newens. As Mr. Newens appearei In the course last year and was con sldered one of its best features ho 1 assured of a welcome when he come to Norfolk Tuesday , this time prosenl ing another book in monologue. The ladles of the Rebekah lodge arc 1 * . . . . - . . . " . . . . > " . . ! ,1 , , , , , f planning a special evening for next Friday , when Mrs Klerstead of Til- den , district deputy , will be present. Refreshments will be served during the evening. The next Elk dance will be given urlng the coming week , taking place n Friday evening nt Marquardt hall. On December 30 , close upon the now car , the Norfolk firemen will give heir minstrel show nt the Auditorium. The Eagles announce a smoker for cxt Thursday evening. "HURRIED HIS DEPARTURE. " What "Make-up" Man of Beatrice Ex press Did to a Respected Citizen. The Beatrice Express has been the victim of Its "make-up man. " Bent- Ice Is shocked and the Express Is nofiise In apologies. And all because he horrid "make-up man" In his rush o get the evening edition of the Ex- ) ress together accidentally took n mragrnph from one article and tacked t onto another. It might not have been so serious a matter If the paragraph attached md not referred to a defalcation and f the article to which It was attached md not been the death notice of a ) romlncnt Beatrice citizen. The man for twenty-five years had been a reputable citizen of Beatrice. On his death Beatrice people were shocked and horrified to read at the ilose of the obituary notice and fu- icral announcements the following words : "The bonding company and examln- r of the head camp will arrive tomor row to examine his accounts. The lo cal board of managers demanded an accounting and this probably hurried his departure. " Beatrice people gasped for breath at the Idea that nny thing so horrible could have hastened the departure of their eminently respected fellow citi zen. But over In another column ol the Express appeared a Nebraska City dispatch telling of the defalcation ol a W. O. W. clerk In the Missouri river town. And the Nebraska City dis patch was short one paragraph. The Express apologized. Fremont Basketball Controversy. Fremont Tribune : The Sporting Editor would be the last man to den > the boys and girls all the fun they can properly extract from baseball , basket ball and football , but the action o the school board in drawing the line against the high school teams going about the state playing match games with teams from other schools deserves serves the universal 0. K. It is true the opportunity to go away from home gives the boys and girls the privilege of a lark , but It Is expensive and dis trading business. They do not need It for physical culture and it takes tihelr attention from the important work of the school. There Is no reason why they should go out undei the endorsement or the encourage ment of the school. They would bet ter stick to their books. Declined to Interfere. Lincoln News : The people of Neb raska have been waiting for a long time to hear a noise like the orte made by Governor Sheldon when he declln ed to Interfere with the death sentence passed by the courts upon Harrison Clarke. The governor has shown verj plainly that while he will listen to anything In the nature" of evidence he takes no stock In the gushy sentl mentalities which are advanced In every such case to befog the execu live. If this rule Is adhered to through out his term , there will be little danger or of any more lynchings In Nebraska Former Governor Mickey would have retired from office with a largei measure of public esteem If he had been strong enough to resist the bland Ishments of criminal lawyers and well meaning but misguided citizens o both sexes. He had grit enough te stand out in the Rhea and Nlegenfind cases , which were the first ones brought before him , but after that he lost his nerve and became easy prej for the friends and paid advocates o murders , rapists and other felons o high degree. Those New Coins. Nebraska City News : Have yet seen one of the new "In God We Trust" less coins ? Cashier Marnel has received a few. As a coin , foi homeliness , they are entitled to firs prize and no questions asked. One side Is a picture of a supposed Indian but the face Is claimed to be that o an Irish girl. This Is a rank libel ot the Irish. But the "beauty" Is the picture of a supposed eagle. Tha noble bird has a head on It that lookt like the small cap of a clown ; It Is double breasted and Its legs look as If the bird was wearing pajamas. The coin Is distressingly ugly. Do You Know the Name of the Gov ernor ? It Is not probable , of course , but 1 Is possible that the first man you maj meet on the street could not tell yoi the name of the governor. But do you Imagine that It Is pos slble that the next two men you me could not tell you ? So It is possible , although not prob able , that one Insertion of a want ad may fall to sell or to secure what yoi offer or seek. But , In the case of any reasonable want or quest , It Is hard Indeed te Imagine that a second or third publl cation or repetition of the ad. couli possibly fall to bring results. Consult your hopes of growth no your "nerves" In planning your store advertising for the new year. Today's ads. will throw light on what things should cost these days. WENTIETH ANNUAL EVENT TO' ' BE HELD CHRISTMAS NIGHT. WILL BE BETTER THAN EVER P.lkhorn Valley Lodge , No. 101 , Mak ing Great Preparations for the Twen tieth Annual Ball Committees In Charge. Elkhorn Valley lodge , No. 101 , Jrothorhood of Railroad Trainmen , Is ireparlng to give its twentieth annual mil nt Marquardt hall on Christmas vcnlng. This annual ball Is the Greatest event of the year with this order and past history has shown that he boys do nothing in connection with It by halves. The Christmas ball .his year promises to be even better than those that have preceded It , al though It Is difficult to Imagine * how he railroad men nro going to accom- illsh this , but they say they will. The arrangements are in good hands , the various committees being ns follows : Master of Ceremonies : W. M. Beck. Assistants : E. E. Woods , S. E. Cummins. Committee of arrangements : E. E. Woods , W. M. Beck , O. P. List. C. Nel son , J. A. Zook. Reception : Messrs H. Kennedy , M. D. Perry , W. I. Walling , H. N. Mullen- dore , J. V. Johnston , C. Henrltz ; mesdames - dames H. Kennedy , M. D. Perry , W. I. Walling , Nora Burnett , J. V. Johnston , C. Henrltz. Invitation : E. E. Woods , F. R.Dob- ney , R , C. Demmon , N. P. Lund. Floor : N. F. Pfunder , H. C. Wil liams , W. G. Uecker , S. Martin , O. P. List. SAW SANDY BOTTOM Graphic Description of the Play at Plalnview. A. E. Smalley In Plalnview News : We saw "Sandy Bottom" at the opera house last Thursday evening , and while the play was not as deep as Sappho , or as hair-raising as Othello , It was fully worth the price of admis sion , especially if one had a compli mentary ticket as we did. The cur tain came up and the first scene pic tured a mountain saloon and the pro prietor. The proprietor had a daugh ter that was pretty as a picture and all the toughs and hoboes In the moun tains tried to win her heart and hand but she was not as easy as some of the girls around Plainvlew and spurn ed them all. Col. Jed Carter was the villain , and by some hook or crook he was elected mayor of Sandy Bottom with a much larger majority than Ed. Pulclfer was elected assessor of Pierce county. Carter had a bad criminal record and we vrere Itching to see him go to the penitentiary , but his pal , Amos Brandby , kept him out of it. Amos was another scoundrel of the first water , and ho was just mean enough to want to ruin that Innocent little girl's life by marrying her and he even went so far as to publicly announce that he would kill her If she refused to become his wife. By dad , we felt like sicking Frank Tepner onto him , but just ns he was going to pro pose , the choir at a nearby Methodist church began to sing and the sweet strains Inspired the saloon keeper and his daughter and they resolved to lead better lives , while Grandby went away In a corner to think up some more devilishness. He was afraid the saloonkeeper loon-keeper would be converted , so he had the honorable mayor slip up be hind the minister and stab him in the back , then both laid It onto the saloon keeper and he was Imprisoned , but a tourist happened along and left his kodak sitting on a soap box , and just as the mayor was about to stab the good preacher , Mother Lyttleton de scended the mountain , picked up the kodak and took a picture of the awful scene just as the mayor run a corn knife through the preacher. Blood ran down the street three Inches deep and a funeral occurred next day In which the minister figured prominent ly. Moonshiners in the Ozarks then secured rooms of Mother Lyttleton and used them as a secluded spot to get drunk and kill each other. The may or and Grandby were members of this gang , and one night Grandby sent for the girl to come up there , and he "would help her free her father. " The little girl went out In the storm , climbed the mountain for seven miles and became so weak in the knees that she fell helplessly at the door of Moth er Lyttleton , who took her in , told her she had been trapped by that drunken villain , pleaded with her to go hence. In came that ornery cuss known ns Grandby and tried to make love to that sweet little maid. She plucked up her courage , stood erect , and with flushed cheeks she politely bade him go ( o . HO became enraged , pulled out a cheese knife and was goIng - Ing to stab her In the back. Wo were In hopes sheriff Dwyer would step out from behind the ledge and take him , but Ed was playing smear with attor ney McDonald and surely didn't know what was going on. Mother Lyttloton drew an ax on Grnndby and said If ho stuck that cheese knife Into Sue New- som , she would spatter his brains nil over the Ozarks. Wo wanted to say hurrah for the old lady , but didn't for fear of being attended to by the bounc er. The young tourist then appeared upon the scene. He loved Sue and wanted to marry her , and at different times had expressed his love by kissIng - Ing her right In broad daylight , and wo didn't blame him a bit , and If we had the chance oh , fudge , we're mar ried , so what's the use. Just then a trio of masked men stepped around the corner and pointed guns as big as steve pipes at the young fellow. Grandby tied his hands and commanded - ' ed his band to prepato to blow off his. top-knot. Sue on bended knee , plead-1 ed with that ugly brute to spare her friend. Grandby said , "Nil ! git'oull" and pushed her away. She snatched Graudlo's imolvcr from IIH ! holster , stepped In front of her lover , leveled the glistening wcax | > n at Grandby's head , and with glaring eyes Informed him that "should he give another com mand there would be a strange face in heaven , " or , In other words , she would send him to eternity. His knees trcm- jled like sixty and lie was mighty mix- ous to be excused , but the little girl neld him nt his post with difficulty. We wanted to pat her on the back , but were severed from our Intense In terest by the lady who sat In front of us who wanted to know "what busi ness we had patting her on the back ? " Wo didn't sec any moro of them for six months , and then , the mayor was In intense misery. Ho saw things. He remembered all about killing the preacher and flooding the streets with blood and hundreds of other criminal pranks , and when Mother Lytlleton sprung the photograph showing the scene of the awful tragedy , Carter went out back of the coal house and shot himself with an old rusty horse pistol. The whole town was stirred up over the affair , but we were glad the'gentleman had gone to his reward. We would like to have seen him run through a sausngo grinder. Mercy , but he was mean. George Bowen , the tourist , released Sue's Innocent father from the penitentiary and was reward ed by her hand In marriage. The old fortune teller was shot In the lungs and went to the repair shop wheezing like a wind-broken race horse. Znch- arlsh , n dusky son of Ham , closed the engagement by shooting the top out of the opera house , and the people dis persed while the band played Annie Laurie. RAILROADS Valentine Republican : A bad wreck occurred three miles west of Valentine Tuesday morning at about 8:30 : o'clock to a double-header stock train with twenty cars of cattle. The train was running at fullspeed and the supposition Is that a critter got out at an end door of the car and fell on the track , derailing three cars. The manner in which the track was torn up shows that one car had been off quite a distance before the wreck occurred and was pulled along on the ties. The train being headed by two engines gave such power that the en gineers did not notice nn unusual draft until the clash came. Three cars were piled crosswise on the track but the caboose containing the train men and caretakers of the cattle was not damaged in the least and the most remarkable part of the smashup was that not a man was injured. The three cars derailed contained seventy- seven head of cattle , five of which were killed outright and one had Its leg broken. As soon as the trainmen could get at the cars the doors were opened and the cattle let out and they scattered over the prairie like wild animals. Mont Bishop was employed to gather the cattle up and had at dusk succeeded in finding all the cat tle , which he corraled In the stock yards to await reloading. The steel crew which is laying new rails west of this city was taken to the scene to clear the wreckage and shortly after 4 o'clock the road was put in condition that trains were running again. The men worked -faithfully to get the track in shape , not even stopping for their dinners. The wreck occurring at the hour It did gave ample time to get the track in shape without delaying the passenger trains. Lincoln Journal : "The time of ar rival and departure of Important trains on connecting roads at Important ter minals fixes the time cards for the interior territory covered by a great system , " says a railroad man. "The passing of the local railroad that was patronized and built up by local busi ness , marks the passing of time cards made solely to fit local service. The newer time card offers such accommo dation to the local portion of the pub lic as distance and running time gives it. Here Is an example : "Lincoln and Omaha are the most Important cities In Nebraska and give the Burlington and Rock Island rail roads more business than any other two cities. Both roads are Important links in transcontinental lines. Both roads run their most important trains through these towns at hours made necessary by Chicago and Rocky mountain train connections. The Bur lington leaves out Omaha on its most Important train , but brings a train to Lincoln to connect with It that neces sitates a wait here for westbound pas sengers of over two hours. The Rock Island's most Important westbound train leaves Omaha about midnight , and its enstbound train of equal im portance passes that town in the small hours of the morning. "In the days when the Burlington was a local road In Nebraska with little or no pretensions to through service , time cards were made to fit local conditions. There were not so many trains then and the people really did not have such good service as they ha've now. But If the roads could have grown grpnt and remained local In their character the train service would have been much different. " "Convincing" advertising is usually put forth by the "convincing store" the store that has something worth while to offer you. Take a look at some of those fur nished rooms that nro advertised to day. You may learn that you are payIng - Ing too much for too little. Today's ads. will "cure" some of your perplexities. NORFOLK STANDS' TO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE IN NAVY. CREDENTIALS ARE RECEIVED Anderson Was Appointed as Principal and Not as Al'Jhrnnte , as Erroneously - ly Stated by a Recent Washington Dispatch , Norfolk stands to have n represent ative In the navy after all. Some1 confusion resulting from a re cent Washington dispatch listing HniiH Anderson's appointment to the naval academy ns nn alternate appointment has been cleared awny by the arrival of Anderson's credentials and n letter from Congressman Boyd showing that iVnderson was appointed as principal and that the Washington dispatch was In crrorr. So Hans Anderson , or II. Martin Anderson as his appointment reads , is In the way to become a sailor officer. To reach the academy , however , he has to take n final mental examination next April , probably In Sioux City , and a physical examination nt An napolis on June 0. Anderson Is n junior In the Norfolk high school and during the fall played right on the high school football team. If Anderson can get Into Annapolis he has eight years of service before him before ho will be at liberty to withdraw from the naval branch of the United States forces , four years at Annapolis , two years on a training ship and two years In service as an officer. Wide travel and experience Is the naval officer's lot. linns Anderson's father Is Gilbert Anderson , foreman of Northwestern car Inspectors. An uncle of Congress man Boyd's appointee was captlan of a ship which was lost between South America and Europe. Among this year's graduates from the naval academy Is Fred Berry , ol Ixjgan , la. , a nephew of Mrs. George Parker of this city. SATURDAY SIFTINGS. A. J. Durland was In Ewlng Friday on business. Dr. Schemcl of llosklns was In the city Saturday. W. B. HIght is In the city frohi Interior , S. D. John Smith and J. K. Wiles of Lynch were In Norfolk Friday. Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Kelly of Chicago , who have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Will Hall , left at noon for Colum bus , Mrs. Kelly's former home. Paul Nenow of Cherry county , who has been visiting relatives In Madi son county , returned home Saturday. W. G. Morten , the Emerson con tractor who has the contract for put ting up the new buildings at the Nor folk hospital , was In Norfolk Friday. Chris Anderson was In Inman Fri day. day.E. E. B. Kauffman is In Omaha on a short business trip. He will return Monday. Miss Frances Symodemus of Wahoo took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. E. Neth- away on Friday. Miss Symodemus came to Norfolk to be an attendant at the Norfolk hospital. Mrs. W E. Mullen and daughter , Bessie , left on the morning train for a short visit In Omaha. Editor S. C. Blackman of the Mad ison Chronicle was In Norfolk Satur day morning , returning to Madison from Elgin and Oakdalc. C. J. Tubbs of Alliance has Joined his wife In Norfolk , where Mrs. Tubbs has been visiting her sister , Mrs. George B. Christoph. They will re main in Norfolk until the Christmas holidays. Among the day's out of town visit ors In Norfolk were : G. M. McNam- ara , Boomer ; D. McLeod , Brunswick ; Thomas Spat ? , Jerry Sazama , Plain- view ; Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Carhart , Fairfax , S. D. ; E. W. Davy , Wlnne- teen ; A. T. Alfred , Alfred Lundberg , Genoa. Damascus Commandery , No. 20 , met Friday evening. A little son has arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will Darlington. George Freeman , a lineman with the Nebraska telephone company , fell from a sixteen-foot ladder yesterday after noon , badly spraining one of his an kles. kles.A A meeting for the purpose of secur ing nn adjustment In the affairs of Zakem & Weaver , now In bankruptcy , was held yesterday In the office of E. P. Weatherby , referee In bankruptcy. While the smallpox scare flourishes at Wakefleld Rev. John L. Stlno , pas tor of the Christian church , will bo in Norfolk every Sunday , Instead of al ternating between this city and Wake fleld. Churches of Wakefleld closed their doors when smallpox appeared In the community. Rev. C. N. Alden , who Is studying at the state university , was announced Saturday as the preacher at the Bap tist church for Sunday. Mr. Alden has occupied some north Nebraska pulpits. A meeting of the city council was announced for Saturday evening at 9 p. m. for the purpose of opening bids of sewer district No. 2 , the district on South Fifth street between Pase- walk and Park avenues. Stnnton Register : A. A.-Kearney has word from the Yankton Southern railroad that there will bo no delay In the affairs of that company on ac count of the financial flurry and that work Is fast progressing considering the undertaking. Columbus Journal : Tom Askuo who has been baggageman on the Nor folk passenger , for the past year erse so , left last Thursday for Lincoln where ho has accepted a position as baggageman from Lincoln to Manhat tan , Kun. The many friends of Tom re-grot his dopaituro. A niluBtiol parade moro oxtonih"- than usual will bo given by the Not folk fiioiuou on the day of their iiiln strt'I Hhow. Two bands , the Norfolk mud liiul the Crolghton hand , will lalto part In the parado. The panulo will 10 given near the noon hour on tlio lay of the Hhow , December 110. Pierce Loader : George Osby , the low Rurtlon foreman at tlil plaeo. vlsltori Sunday forenoon with his fain- ly In Norfolk. He Informs us that lie will move them hero as soon an liosslblo or as soon as the section muse IB enlarged , an addition to .vlilcli . will bo built thereto In the near future. The old coach that did service up town for a Northwestern depot follow ing the depot fire of two yours ago. bus been pulled away from Its old con spicuous place and relegated to a side- trnrk. The car Is still fitted up for nn olllco and will probably be held In Norfolk to bo used In case another depot fire In this territory should call for temporary quartern. Pierce Leader : H. H. Miller of Norfolk was visiting with his daughter Mrs. V. G. Hiicbnor , last Thursday and Friday forenoon. He wan return ing home from Minnesota , where ho had been employed In a sugar beet factory during the busy season. Mr. Miller says that Minnesota is the third largest beet producing state In the union and that this year It had a tremendous output , and that the fur- morn received a good price for their beets. Mr. Miller was at ono tlmo chief of police of Norfolk for six suc cessive years. Officers In the Norfolk lodge of tlio Modern Brotherhood of America , Su gar City lodge No. C22 , were elected last evening as follows : Ed Million , president ; J. F. Jensen , vice presi dent ; George II. Burton , secretary and treasurer ; Mrs. Ed Mullen , conductor ; Mrs. George Mather , chaplain ; L. B. Bruce , Inside watch ; Ed Conley , out side watch ; J. F. Jensen , trustee for three year term : On December 27 a. big initiation of outside candidates will be held In Norfolk , some seventy- five candidates for other M. B. A. lodges coming to Norfolk for the joint Initiation. Wlnsldo Tribune : The moving pic ture show aggregation that struck town last Thursday , came to grief In moio ways than one. Their show was not at all patronized and the hotel people attached some of their para phernalia to square their board bill. Two of their actors , young ladles , who were expected to join them hero Thursday , only got ns far as the Nor folk jail. Their parents sent the sheriff to escort them back to their home in Fremont. Another young girl , with the show men , was also escorted to the trnfn Friday morning by Marshal Hills and sent back to her home In Wayne. North Nebraska people are willing to buy candy with cashier's checks. Of course "cashiers' checks" Is large ly a figurative term in north Nebraska where few men have even seen the much-talked-of checks ; but cashiers' checks or no cashiers' checks , north Nebraska Is going to cat candy on Christmas , during holiday week anil on New Year's. This Is demonstrated by the Christmas business of the Nor folk candy factory , which Is just pass ing through its first Christmas season and has found the business up to its expectations. Christmas candy is now pretty largely in the hands of the mer chants and the local factory will not have much to do during the next two weeks but look after merchants who ordered "short. " In general , Christ mas expenditures are expected to bo nearly up to the average for the money flurry Is nothing but a "state of mind" in this territory , an analysis of his private affairs showing the prosnec- tive purchaser that his own affairs are sound. Good crops and prices that are also good are the lot of the north Ne braska farmer this year. DEATH OF FORMER NORFOLKAN Albert Phillips , Inventor of Beet Plow , Dies In Chicago. Albert Phillips , who will bo remem bered as having lived for three or four years in Stnnton and having spent some six months In Norfolk working out an invention for a beet plow , died during the week in Chicago , where ho was In the grocery business. Word of the death was received In Norfolk by Mrs. W. A. Moldenhnuer , a sister of Mrs. Phillips. Phillips was in Norfolk a number of years ago , being in the employ of the Bullock foundry part of the time. His time In Norfolk was largely given over to working out inventions. A number of patents which Phillips has secured have proved profitable. The Invention which ho sought to perfect In Norfolk and which attract ed local attention was a combination beet puller and topper. The Norfolk sugar factory was in operation at the time and Norfolk furnished a good ! field for such Inventions. Shortly be fore his death Mr. Phillips wrote to Norfolk that changes In the design was making the beet machine ready for the market. Mr. Phillips died of dropsy. The funeral was held Friday. New Depot for Columbus. Columbus , Nob. , Dec 13. Columbus people are jubilant over word received by President Knrr of the Commerlcal club , from General Manager Mohlor of the Union Pacific In regard to the erection of a now passenger station. Work will commence ns soon as frost s out of tlio ground In the spring. The now depot will bo nil that the people of Columbus and vicinity deslro In size and convenience. Plans have already been approved by the railroad officials. The station will bo built on the slto of the present passenger , pot.