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$ Events of the
i SOCIETY
| Week in Norfolk
Pleasures of the Week.
The hidlt s of Hie CongiegaMonal
f.lmrch served MIIIIT | | In the church
par-lorn nn Frldaj evening fniin .1:30 :
to 8 : M" . A ft IT the Kiippi-r a nice little
program wan rendered. A Hoclul hour
followed the program giving the mom-
IMM-H and friends nn appnrlunlty to
liny a word of welcome to the new
pastor and his wife , Mr. and Mrs.
lOdvvlit llonth , Jr.
MI-H. George A. Hurton entertained
n conipaiiy of twenty-live ladles at a
very pleasant one o'clock luncheon ,
on Wednesday. Six-handed euchre
followed the lunch. Mrs. Melcher.
Mrs. Gillette and Mrs. Chrlstoph wore
the Kucees-sfnl plajors and were each
presented with heaiitlfnl teaspoons.
The silver wedding anniversary of
Mr. mid MTU. Herman MUIIH was cel
ebrated last Sunday at the Mans home
Jimt east of the city. A big gathering
of friends spent tile afternoon and
evening there. A daughter , .Mrs. Hos-
onhrook. was present from Omaha.
Many presents ) were received.
Mrs. II. L. Snyder was hostess on
Thursday to a company of forty of
lier lady friends. At 1 o'clock the
guests wen- seated at daintily appoint
ed tallies , and served to a delicious
four course luncheon. A social after
noon with music followed the lunch.
Tuesday evening a surprise party
was given on Arnold Pasowalk , at his
home two miles west , of Norfolk ,
liy his many friends , the occasion beIng -
Ing his twenty-first hlrthday. Refresh
ments were served and an enjoyable
overling was spent by all present.
Miss Georgia Blakeman entertained
n small parly at a six o'clock supper
Thursday evening , complimentary to
her guest , Miss Fnye Canine of Lin
coln. The guests were Misses Opal
Toryell , May Johnson , Maude Heeso
nnd MlHS Hunts of St. Louis.
Kighteon ladles who live on Koonig-
Bteln avenue were entertained at lunch
on Friday by Mrs. Margaret Johnson
und Mrs. C. S. Parker at the home of
Mrs. Purkor. The ladles brought their
work and after lunch visited as they
plied their needles.
Installation of otllcers in the East
ern Star and Knights Templar took
place in Masonic hall on Thursday
evening. A banquet followed the in
stallation ceremonies which was en
joyed by members of both orders and
their families.
The Indies society of the Methodist
church was entertained at the home
of Mrs. L. M. Ilibbs , 1107 Koonlgstein
on Thursday afternoon. Mrs. C. S.
Hayes and Mrs.V. . Dollart assisted
the hostess.
Sixteen boys and girls save a fare
well surprise party for Miss ( Sell
Wallorstadt last Saturday evening at
her home on North Tenth street. The
young folks spent a jolly evening.
The members of the birthday chili
took lunch with Mrs. C. 1' . Parish on
Thursday , and incidentally helped
cHobrnto her birthday. The afternoon
was spent socially.
The 10. C. club met at the home ol
Miss Irene King Wednesday after
noon. Light refreshments were sorv
ed.
Hymenial.
A very pretty home wedding was
that of Miss Fannie Norton to Mr. L
P. Pasewalk , which was celebrated or
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock ir
the home of the bride's uncle , P. F
Hell , on Koenlgsteln avenue. A smal'
company of friends and relatives wit
nessed the ceremony , which was per
formed by Dr. I" ) . K. Tlndall. Prompt ! ; ,
at 10 o'clock Mrs. C. D. Jenkins , r
sister of the bride , began the weddlnp
march. The young couple entered tin
parlor unattended and took theh
places before the otllciating clergy
man. The bride wore a pretty am
becoming gown of white pongee. Aftei
congratulations a three course wed
ding breakfast was daintily served
Mr. and Mrs. Pasewalk left on th
noon train for a trip to Colorado
On their return they will go to houst
keeping on North Twelfth street
Many beautiful gifts from lovliu
friends will go to make the now home
cosy and attractive. Miss Norton am
Mr. Pasewalk have both lived all theii
lives In Norfolk and all Norfolk ex
tends to them their very best wisho !
for a long and happy life. Out o
town guests at the wedding were Mrs
McKon/.io and Forest Norton of Albioi
Mr. and Mrs. Carl P. Jenkins of Madi
eon , Mr. and Mrs. IM Norton o
Wheatlnnd , Wyoming.
Mr. and Mrs. William Heinhardt is
sued Invitations this week to the mar
rlnge of their daughter , Miss Con
stance II. Heinhardt , to Arthur K
Thnrber , the wedding to take place n
r , o'clock , June 10 at the homo of tin
bride's parents. The young poopli
will bo "at home" after July 1 a
Missouri Valley.
Personal.
Mr. nnd Mrs , S. M. Braden will leave
on Monday for Clinton , la. , where the ;
go to attend the wedding of theii
friend , Miss , Pickering , who will b <
married on Wednesday morning. Mr
nnd Mrs llraden will visit In Daven
port , la , before tlu-lr return.
Norfolk friends of Mrs , Morrli
Mayer of Albion have received wore
that she has been railed to Philadel
phia , Pa. b > the death of her mother ,
Mr * Meeker. When Mr. and Mrs.
Ma.ver lived In Norfolk , Mrs. Becker
often visited them here and many
friends will be very sorry to hear of
her death.
Mr. and Mrs. John It. Hays will go
to Omaha on Monday morning where
they will he Joined by Miss Alice Mills ,
Mr. and Mrs. Home Miller and Mr.
and Mrs. Mart Kavanangh. The party
will then go on to Northwood , la. , to
attend the wedding of Miss Grace
Lenoro Whllcomb and Mr. Charles
lla > s which will take place on Wednes
day evening.
Mr. and Mrs. 13. C. Kngle and baby
and Mr. Kltnball went to Willow Creek
Thursday night for a week's outing.
Willow Creek Is thirty miles south of
Valentine. Mr. I-ingle has an interest
with friends in a club house there.
Mrs. Anna Ilouts and daughter , Miss
Salllo , who have been guests of Mrs.
( iiilnn the past six weeks , left Friday
morning for their home In Warrens-
burg , Mo. They will visit friends In
Kansas City enronte.
Mr. and Mrs. , T. B. Mnylart have
moved into their new home on South
Eleventh street. Dr. Clumsel who
comes to Norfolk from Iowa will oc
cupy the former residence of Mr.
Maylard in the Heights.
Mrs. C. S. Parker and daughter
Margaret , Mrs. .1. S. Mathewson and
daughter Charlotte , will leave next
Tuesday for a two weeks visit in Den
ver with the family of their brother ,
W. II. Johnson.
Mrs. C. A. MeKim has returned to
her home In Lincoln after a visit in
the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
II. C. Matrau. Miss Grace Matrau
accompanied Mrs. McKIm home for
a short visit.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. D. Butterflold and
daughter , Kdith returned from Daven
port , la. , Thursday evening. Mr. But-
terlleld spent some time while away
at Hot Springs , Ark.
Mrs. L. 1C. Wnllorstndt and two
daughters went to Piainview on
Wednesday where they visited Mrs.
C. K. Greene until Friday when they
left for their homo In Mitchell , S. D.
Miss Helen and Master Harold
Saltcr of Fairfax , S. D. , were visiting
in the homes of Mr. and Mrs. G. n.
Sailer and Dr. P. H. Salter this week.
Mrs. Asa K. Leonard accompanied
by her little niece Hnth I2rnory loft
at noon today , for a six weeks visit
with her sister in Plttsburg , Pa.
Mrs. W. G. Baker , matron at the
hospital for insane , will go to Bonc-
stee1 ! on Tuesday to spend a few days
visiting with old time friends.
Mrs. N. A. Huse went to Carroll ,
Neb. , on Thursday to visit her sister ,
Mrs. A. L. Tucker.
Mrs. Hobert Uridge of Fremont is a
guest at the homo of C. S. Bridge on
Norfolk avenue.
Mrs. Mont Hobb has returned from
a two months visit at Murray , Ne
braska.
Coming Events.
The ladies guild of Trinity church
has issued invitations for a social
session at the homo of Mrs. George
Spear , 100.1 Koenigstein avenue , on
Tuesday afternoon.
The event of the coming week In a
social way will be found in the theatri
cal attraction Friday evening when
"The District Leader , " a splendid
musical comedy success , comes to the
Auditorium in this city. There are
fifty people in the company , and the
show is carried In two special cars.
Norfolk will turn out en masse , it Is
believed , for this event.
New Bridge at Wahoo.
Wahoo , Neb. , May .10. The North
western railway company has com
pleted the building of its new steel
bridge near Wahoo , costing $12,000.
Railway Gossip.
The Hock Island reports that during
April car loading decreased 22,9-11
cars , against a March decrease of SG2
cars. The total net ton miles for the
first three months of this year de
creased 11 per cent.
C. 13. Carson , formerly superinten
dent of terminals of the Missouri Pa
cific in Kansas City , has been appoint
ed terminal superintendent of the Mex
ican Central at Tamplco , succeeding
.1. Lewis , resigned.
The Interstate commerce commis
sion claims jurisdiction over rail lines
during the winter season when operat
ed only In one state , provided that
at other seasons , they have water con
nections enabling them to carry to
other states.
The tracks of the Western Pacific
are now completed to Livermore am ]
the road has a line from that place to
Sacramento. Hy the first of August
the Gould line should have Its track
completed from Oakland to Orovllle ,
and twenty miles beyond , to Berry
creek , or n total of 220 miles In Cali
fornia.
Any quest by which you can make
a "now test" of want advertising to
day ? Think It over !
Try a NOWB want ad.
FIVE OF THE YOUNG LADIES MAY
TEACH SCHOOL.
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SOME LOOK TO UNIVERSITY.
Norfolk High School's Class of ' 08 , n
Week Out of School , Is Taking In
ventory of Future Five Pretty
School Tunchcrs In Sight.
What will the graduates do ? Its an
annual question that usually bothers
the graduates about as much a any
body else. Anil because graduates are
ilways popular the public Is naturally
interested In the plans that young
people who have successfully complet
ed the course In the city's schools arc
going to do.
The class of 'OS has had a week out
of school to think about matters.
Five May Tench.
Of the seven young ladles In the
class five , Misses Hessle Hicliey , Lydla
Itruggeman , Verna Coryell , Kdith
ICvans and Linda Winter , may teach
school during next > ear.
Miss Agnes Matran will spend the
coming jear at home and will then
attend the state university at Lincoln.
Miss ICdna Loncks , will also be homo
for a year , at the end of which time
she will probably go away to school ,
possibly to the Wesleyan conservatory
of music.
Miss Bessie Hlchey , the class vale
dictorian , Is planning to go to the
state university after her first year of
school teaching.
The Boys.
Halph Luikart will study medicine.
He expects to spend the coming year
at the state university.
Claude Ogden will work in Omaha
this summer. He Is thinking of taking
the electrical engineering course at
Ames.
Herbert Hanptli has not decided on
his plans.
KOENIGSTEIN'S RECITAL.
Event Was a Success in Spite of In
clement Weather.
Thursday night's recital given by
pupils of Mr. Hid wig Koenigstein was
a grand success , in spite of the in
clemency of the weather.
In a most unostentatious and quiet
manner the pupils appealed to a se
lect audience by their sincere and
musielanly playing. It proved to be
one of the most interesting affairs
heard for some time.
The seriousness of purpose and so
lidity of results obtained by Mr. Keen
igstein are familiar to the community.
The last eight years of his work have
demonstrated beyond a doubt the
value of the piano instruction given
at the Koenigstein studio.
The most interesting number was
the Salnt-Saens' "Dance of Death , " or
cemetery dance. This composition be
longs to the French school of the
present day. "One of the most preva
lent superstitions during the middle
ages throughout Europe and especial
ly France , was this dance. A belief
that once a year , on Hallowe'en , the
dead of the church yards rose for one
wild , hideous carnival , in which old
King Death acted as master of cere
monies. This gruesome idea appears
frequently in the literature of the pe
riod , and also in its painting , particu
larly in church decoration , and a more
or less graphic portrayal of the
"danse" may still be seen on the walls
of some old cathedrals and monas
teries. " To add to the charm of this
tone picture , the lights were lowered ,
and at one time the entire house was
in darkness , for at the close of the
composition the ghosts are back once
more In their graves and all Is quiet.
KAISER WASREALLY INSANE
_
Brown County Man Was Not "Feign-
ing" as Was Charged ,
It is stated authoritatively tit the
Norfolk state hospital for tha insane
that I3d T. Kaiser , who waa this week
sentenced to a year's oervico In the
penitentiary from Brown county , for
running off mortgaged property , was
actually Insane and did not , a waa
stated In nn Alnsworth dispatch ,
"feign insanity" at the hospital hero.
Kaiser la said by Dr. Young , the
superintendent , to have suffered from
hysterical sotnnambollsm and that he
was really mentally ill Is not doubted
for n moment at the institution.
It was stated in the dispatch that
several others in Brown county who
had been guilty of selling mortgaged
property had not been prosecuted and
this Kaiser , Buffering from insanity ,
is the first one to have been prosecuted
for the offense.
Mrs. Kaiser is a former Norfolk girl
and has a young child.
PHONES SAVE SALESPEOPLE.
Merchant Finds They Help Makes
Newspaper Advertising Necessary.
Fremont Tribune : A Fremont busi
ness man who employs six clerks in
his store says that without the telephone -
phone ho could not get along with
fewer than fifteen.
"I ast Saturday , " said ho this mornIng -
Ing , "I had as much trade as ordinar
ily could be handled by twenty clerks.
I had only one employe more In my
store than my usual force , she being
a girl to answer one of the telephones.
"Telephone orders are the quickest
and easiest you got. People who know
wh.it they want go to the telephone
to order It. It takes but n mlnuto.
There In no 'looking around' and going
from ptore to store In emreh of bar
gains
"Incidentally the upread of the
telephone habit IB having a bearing
on advertising. H la nooefinary for
merchants to advertise to roach their
regular customers nowadays. Many
ln'Mi- i\ I-H 'Miirii visit the stores
ir I"s " thenIs homcthlng upevlal liny
w u.i The > ordi r 1 > > telephone and
lln 'i ' purcliilM1 Is delivered at their
d < ' < > r If vou want tliem to know what
vou'vi- got jou've got to tell them
through the newspapers.
"The telephone habit linH Increased
the delivery feature of store-keeping.
A few years ago few stoivs Indeed
employed more than otie driver. Now
few of them that attempt to deliver
gno.ls get along with less than three
or four. "
Prlnglc's Years Are 102.
Statement : AH "t'ncle Billy" Prlngle
IH frequently annoyed by people risk
ing his ago utul then seeming ( o doubt
It , the undersigned has personally
known "t'ncle Billy" for nearly fifty
years and no doubt he has passed the
century milestone. W. II. II. Hngey.
And how old Is "Hide Billy" ? He
will have a birthday next month. Birth
days have become rather ordinary oc-
curances with "I'nele Billy. " He has
had 101 of them.
It Is a good many years ago that old
Billy Prlngle , made poverty stricken
by a fire that swept away all that he
had , was forced to give up his trade
as a tinner , which he had been plying
at Tllden.
Back In ISO I when his misfortunes
came on him a good deal was made
over Billy Prlnglo in trade papers because -
cause he was said then to be the
oldest tinner In America. In ISIS ,
when he was only twelve years old ,
he was apprenticed out to a tinsmith-
Ing firm In St. Catherine's Canada. He
was born in New York when Thomas
Jefferson had only been a year in the
president's chair.
For many years Pringle and his
ancient music machine have been
familiar sights on the streets of Nor
folk. Years ago "t'ncle Billy" made
good "copy" for reporters on The
News. Billy Prlngle stories were run
ning in The News back in the early
nineties. In recent years "Icicle
Billy" has been rediscovered by an
other generation of importers who have
been "writing up" the old man never
thinking that something like twenty
years ago their predecessors were
handling the same subject.
Dr. W. II. H. Hngey knew "Uncle
Billy" Pringle back In the war days.
Pringle was an old man then and was
working at his trade in Illinois as a
tinner. Then Dr. Hngey lost track
of the old man until a number of years
ago he came across him in Norfolk.
BANQUET FOR LEPPLA.
Fremont Railroad Men Give Banquet
For Retiring Trainmaster.
Saturday evening John Leppla , re
tiring trainmaster at Fremont , who is
promoted to assistant division super
intendent with his otllce at Chadron ,
was the guest of honor at a banquet
given in Fremont by Northwestern
railroad men at that point. About
seventy Northwestern employes were
present to show their personal regard.
Mr. Leppla is succeeded at Fremont
by Trainmaster K. O. Mount of this
city.
Railroad Notes.
Concrete ties are not suitable for
railroad purposes , in the opinion of
operating ofllcials of the Burlington
road , after years of testing and ex
periment. These officials have reach
ed the conclusion that the most satis
factory method of solving the tie prob
lem is to treat wood scientifically so
that it will withstand the action of the
elements. The Burlington has de
cided to give practical effect to these
views by the construction of a plant
in Knox county , 111. , for treating ties
and bridge timbers with creosote. The
plant will cost $2nO,000.
TheChicago , Milwanke ami St. Paul
railway is doing lively work in the far
northwest. It is shaping up its ter
minals in Seattle and Tacorna and
making things hum over a wide
stretch of territory. Shipping con
tracts are now being made for through
business in the early spring of 1909 ,
and the Milwaukee will take a big
slice of the trade to the great exposi
tion at Seattle next year. This ex
position will take high rank among
the "timekeepers of progress. " It will
be ready to open on time , and should
attract legions from the middle west.
Awful Crime Charged.
Bntte , Neb. , May 30. Special to The
News : Harm IX'rickson was arrest
ed and arraigned before Judge Leslie
yesterday , charged with committing
rai > o upon his 15-year-old step daughter
who , it Is Btated , Is- about to become
a mother.
The case was continued to Juno 10.
Derickson was placed under a $3,000 ,
bond and not being able to raise same ,
ho now rests In the county jail. He
lives near Gross on a farm , together
with his wife , the girl's mother.
Little Girl Shot By Older Brother.
Bassett , Nob. , May 30. Special to
The News : A sad accident occurred
yesterday morning a few miles from
Cams In Keya Palm county. A little
eight-year-old daughter of Tim Stew
art was accidentally shot In the back
by her older brother , Frank , and In
stantly killed.
Frank Imd seen a wolf and ran to
the house for his gun and In some
way In the boy's hurry , the gun WM
discharged , the full load taking effect.
Buckendorf-Stockwell.
William Buckendorf , a son of Mr.
and Mrs. L. Buckendorf of Norfolk ,
and Miss Mallie Stockwoll , a young
lady of Bassett , were married In Bas
sett Sunday , the Methodist pastor per
forming the ceremony The young
people arrived In Norfolk Monday and
will visit here for a bhorr tlmo before
taking a rnoro extended trip west.
Mr IJuckendorf Is a Northwestern
agent and has been stationed at Ba -
sett.
COUNTRY PUPILS OUTSPELL THE
TOWN BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
MEADOW GROVE TIES MADISON
Norfolk Eighth Graders Rank Third
In County Examinations A Madi
son Glri , Daughter of Former Coun
ty Superintendent , Wins Honors.
Is the countr > "spelling bee" of old
time fame coining to the front again ?
In the recent county eighth grade ex
aminations the country pupils out-
spelled their town lirothern and sis
ters In every Instance. Meadow
Grove pupils gathered In the honors
In googmphj. In everything oln < > . In
arithmetic , giamniar , physiology and
history , the Madison Kchools rnnked
first. In fact the 1908 eiaminatioup
would have represented im over
whelming victory for the Madison
eighth grmltTH had they cultivated
the "spelling bee" and Dinted memory
glue on the rntip facts of their geog
raphy.
For several years past Madison haw
held the lead ill thct < e annual exam
inations but this joar Madison Is
forced to share llrst honors with
Meadow Grove students. It wan ge
ography that proved the grief of the
county seat pupils. Norfolk pupils
tills year lank third , following close
upon Madison and Meadow Grove.
The country pupils have rmncd up to
fourth place.
Heturns from the county eighth
grade examinations held a fortnight
or so ago In every town In the county
ha\e just been compiled by County
Superintendent F. S. Perdue. lOvery
year the eighth grade pupils of the
county are examined by the county
superintendent for certificates of pro
motion to the high school. ICach pu
pil answers the same questions. AH
a result of this practice which Madi
son county has adhered to for many
> ears past a considerable rivalry ex
ists among the different schools of the
county. The returns are waited for
much as the baseball "fan" waits for
the big diamond reports.
The average for the county this year
was 77 per cent. The different schools
in the county ranked as follows : .Mad
ison , SI ! ; Meadow Grove , SI ! * ; Norfolk ,
SI ; country pupils , SO ; Newman
Grove , 77 ; Battle Creek , GO ; Tllden ,
11.
In 1907 the schools stood : Madi
son , SO ; Norfolk , SI ; Battle Creek ,
S2 ; Tllden , SO ; Meadow Grove , 7S ;
country pupils , 77 ; Newman Grove ,
7i .
Thirza Mossman Heads List.
A Madison girl , Thirza Mossman ,
wins the county honors this year. She
received the highest general average
of any pupil in the county , receiving
! K ! percent. She is the only daughter
of ex-County Superintendent Moss
man. Second honors go to Fannie
Matson , also of Madison , who scored
92 percent.
Among the country pupils the high
est general average , SO , was secured
by Emma Kraft in district No. 72.
I-'inta Dales in district No. IS , was
second with SI.
The details of this year's examina
tion follow :
Spelling : country pupils , SJ1 ; New
man Grove , Sli ; Meadow Grove , SO ;
Norfolk , SO ; Madison , 7fl ; Battle
Creek.7.rr , Tllden , 72.
Arithmetic : Madison , 90 ; Norfolk ,
SG ; Meadow Grove , Sli ; country pu
pils , So ; Tllden , 7-1 ; Newman Grove ,
OS ; Battle Creek , G7.
Geography : Meadow Grove , S5 ;
Newman Grove , 74 ; country pupils ,
72 ; Norfolk , 09 ; Battle Creek , G7 ;
Madison , GO ; Tllden1C. .
Grammar : Madison , 90 ; Norfolk ,
81 ! ; Meadow Grove , 77 ; Tllden , " ; ' . ;
Newman Grove , 72 ; country pupils ,
09 ; Bnttle Creek , G3.
Physiology : Madison , 92 ; country
pupils , 90 ; Meadow Grove , 85 ; New
man Tirove , ST. . ; Norfolk , 84 ; Battle
Creek , 77 ; Tllden , 7U.
History : Madison , 84 ; Meadow
Grove , Sli ; Norfolk , 82 ; Newman
Grove , 80 ; country pupils , 75 ; Battle
Creek , CS ; Tllden , G4.
The following were the individual
"stars" in the examination , whose
grades helped raise the record of their
school :
Spelling : Myrtle Snider , Tllden ,
99 ; U-ila Putney , Tllden , 9C.
Arithmetic : Agnes Xutz , Norfolk ,
Francis Belling , Madison , Clara Ska-
la , Madison , Thirza Mossman , Madl-
win , Ida Lyons , Madison , Hdka All-
stadt , Madison , Jesse FaeH , Madison ,
and James Hoberteon , Madison , 99 ;
Bimna Schwank , Madison , Nora Gil-
land , Mn llson , and Glenn Brlggs , Nor
folk , 98.
Geography : Floyd Twiw , Meadow
Grove , 94 ; Florence Twins , Meadow
Grove , and Ira Church , country pupil
near Meadow Grove , 92.
Grammar : Korrlnno Saunders , Nor
folk. U'J ; Marguerite Ixnigh , Norfolk ,
and Thtr/.a Mossman , Madison , 98.
Physiology : Thirza Mopsman , Mad
ison. 9S ; Daisy MoKay , Madlfon , 97.
History : Irving Witt , Newman
Grove. US ; Thirza Mossman , Madison ,
Jumes Robertson , Madison , 90.
SATURDAY SIFTINGS.
Mrs. W. P. McCune Is In Scrlbner
today.
10. Crook of Foster was In the city
Friday on business.
W. 1C. Powers of Pierce was In Nor
folk Friday to hear Bryan.
Fred Danker of Unola was In Nor
folk returning from Omaha.
W. F. Hall and FritAsmus went
to Columbus Saturday morning.
Miss Mn > Harrison left Friday evenIng -
Ing for a short vl lt In Tllden and
Meadow Grove.
Mrs. 13 T. George of Omaha nnd
MlBB Edith McLean of Spencer , la. ,
rr mn > ; - , , u thi' home of I G.Vi t
i i \ < It
MiMn.Mlile . Hook of Bloointl. . I.I . i
the nuest of Ml. x Anna Hermann
Miss Mal/.le Clarlon of Omaha will
tie the guest of Ml n May Johnson
over Siindn ) .
( ' . F. Heno of Onkdnle was among
the \lnltors to the Bryan meeting In
Norfolk yenterdny.
John Westervelt ami family were In
the city from Meadow Grove to ntleml
the Brjnn meeting.
Mrs. M. D. Wheeler went to Oak-
dale Friday evening to spend Decora
tion day with her sister.
Will Buckendorf Is In the city from
Fairfax. He has a two-mouths' lay
off from railroad telegraphing.
Mrs. Lucy Martin , who has been
visiting at the I. G. WeBtervelt home ,
has left for Denver nnd Portland.
Hobert Schiller arrived home last
evening from Cent nil City. Ills wife
remained In Central City for a short
\lslt.
lslt.C.
C. H. Groesbeck arrived home yes
terday from a visit to the hi adquarters
of the John Guild Brewing company In
Lacrosse , WIs. In Wisconsin , he-sold.
\ou hear the same story of the solid
prosperity of the middle we t with de
pression on either coast.
John Krauts' Is entertaining a nep
hew. W. P. Grogerson whom he had not
seen for thirteen yearn until the pres
ent visit of Mr. Gregeruon to Norfolk ,
his former home. Mr. Gregerson left
Norfolk In lS9f > . He Is now muster
mechanic In the Carnegie Hi Irk and
Pottery company's works near San
I' ' ranclsco.
Misses I/julse and llattlo Manske
of Pierce have been visiting at the
Wet/.el home on the way home from
Council Bluffs.
II. C. Genlle , It. B. Hyde and Charles
Uichey went to Lincoln to attend a
meeting of the state association of
postal clerks and carriers.
Mrs. II. A. Drebert and daughter ,
Miss Olive Drebert , and two little
children , are visiting relatives In
Knid and Oklahoma City , Oklahoma.
Among the democratic editors who
were In Norfolk to hear Bryan's after
noon speech were John II. Donovan
of the Madison Star-Mail. W. II. Green
of the Creighton Liberal , Fred Pratt
of ( Humphrey Democrat and Kdgar
Howard of the Columbus Telegram.
Miss Minnie Verges is expected
home the middle of July from Ger
many. She will be accompanied to
Norfolk by her sister , Miss Mary
Verges , who was born in Norfolk but
who has spent nearly all her lite In
Germany. The latter will visit here
this summer.
A little nine-pound Eon arrived yes
terday at the home of Kd Rodn.ond.
The Parker Amusement company's
attractions , which are hooked for Nor
folk week after next , wre badly af
fected by the Hood ! n Sioux City
Thursday. Their tents wore filled
with a foot of water.
The Omaha trade excursionists , re
turning from their trip through the
hills , will pass through Norfolk Sun
day In their special train. The spe
cial will stop here only long enough
to change engines.
I1" . Bruce Blrikemoro and Mary ICthel
Butterlleld of Piainview were married
at Pierce by Judge Kelly this week.
Mr. Blakemore travels for the Fair
banks , Morse Co. , of Omaha and Miss
Biittertleld lived at Piainview.
Officers of the W. C. T.1T. . have not
as jet received definite word as to
just when Carrie Nation can come to
this city for a temperance talk. Mrs.
Nation is in the east just now and
has been having a lively experience.
The Auditorium management has
had its bill posters at work in Pierce ,
Battle Creek , Stanton and Madison
advertising "The District lA'ader , " for
Friday night. The show promises to
draw well from all of the four towns.
The summer will find this vicinity
of the northwest having every pros
pect of a splendid crop of cereals.
Farmers about Norfolk say that there
Is prospect for a big crop of corn ,
wheat and oats. Hay is also in good
condition. Fruit has been badly dam
aged.
At a meeting of the Norfolk aerie
of Eagles last evening Paul Nordwig ,
W. C. Ahlrnann and G. T. Hodson were
elected as three of Norfolk's eight
delegates to the state convention in
this city next week. The other five
delegates are the past presidents of
the state aerie.
George N. Mulertz , a Norfolk man ,
has just taken out a patent for an im
proved pruning shears by means of
which the limb of a bush or tree ,
after being cut off , is retained in the
grip of the shears. Mr. Mulertz has
a letter from a law and patent com
pany stating that his patent is worth
probably $2,1,000 , and possibly $40,000.
That Norfolk Is more on the map
than ever before is shown by a couple
( jf Inquiries received recently by The
News. One came from London , Ung-
lang , from the editor of an encyclo
pedia , asking information concerning
this city. The editor of the encyclo
pedia already had listed a number of
enterprises of Norfolk , Including the
sugar beet industry. Another Inquiry
has just come from the American
Book company , asking Information
about Norfolk to put Into a geography.
Mr. Tracey of Omaha , an engineer
recommended by Andrew Hosewater ,
arrived In Norfolk yesterday to act as
sewer engineer. County lOnglneer
Thatch , who was called up from Mad
ison , told the city ollleials that he did
not have time to look after the Nor
folk work and advised them to send
to Omaha. Mr. Tracey takes the
place of City ijnglneer Salmon as
aower engineer , the latter declining
to nerve. Mr. Salmon's resignation
as newer engineer was never formally
accepted , the city council by a vote
of live to one declining to accept It.
When Mr. Salinen refused to recon
sider the matter ut the all-night coun
cil session , the mayor wan authorized
to hire a now engineer.
COUNTY SEAT A LITTLE NAUGHTY
DESPITE "LID. "
SENATOR ALLEN GIVES UP.
Madison's Former Senator Concedes
LaFollctte Uclt for l.ony Speechmaking -
making E. R. Guruey of Fremont
Glveg Memorial Day Address.
Madison , Neb. , June I.- From a
sl'iff correspondent : MndlHon has Its
"lid" and its Monte Carlo. Kvi r\
town likes to get Just a little wicked
at limes. Madison poluts ( o its "lid"
with pride. Its an active "lid" and
doesn't recognt/.e union hours. But
once In ahlle Madison feels a little
n.iimtity Then Madison goes out to
Monte Carlo for n quiet game.
What Is Madison's Monte Carlo1'
Plqture a rural pulaee , spotless clean
within and s-poilesH white without ,
with Imposing terraces and a SMeep
of garden and flowers , with mooii-kisN- 1
< *
ednlks and the KI | ' | miisle of the
union orchestra from the city uml
then forget It For Mndlmm'y Monte
Carlo Is just a plain dingy farm hmmv
where a "tew of the boyn" gather lor
a quite game.
Of course everybody In Madison
knows about the quite game but pi <
tends not to , for HH n harmless alT.iir
out In the country beyond .Marshal
Kennedy's sphere of Influence.
But even Manlison for all Its "IMs"
likes a quiet game.
"I guess LaFoMolte beat me n cllj
block as the expression goes , " Senator
Allen conceded after reading the nc
counts of the Wisconsin senators
eighteen hour and forty-three mlnuti h
speech. "It reminds me ol nil < > lcl
Madison county story , " the heiintoi
continued.
"Back in the earlier days Joe Mai-
tin and Andy Thntcli divided IIOIIOIH
at the court house pretty much In-
tween them. Finally Joe ran for
sheriff once too often and was defeat
ed. He went to his old friend And > ,
who was county treasurer , for consol
ation. He didn't get any. 'You're an
old buffer , ' Andy said. 'An old buffer s
horns get weak and the old buffer i- , .
soft and the j011111 ; buffer comes up
and pushes him out. You're an old
buffer. ' That was all the sympathy
Andy would give him and Joe didn't
like It.
"But I guess I'm an old bulf.ilo ,
too. "
Soldiers of the Spanish-American
war aiKl company "F" of the llrst reg
iment had charge of the Madison
Memorial day exercises Saturday. Tin
veterans of the G. A. It. held tin.- place
of honor but the details of the day
were in the hands of thu soldiers of
the newer generation.
Hon. K. H. Gurncy of Fremont de
livered the address ( it the opera house.
It was an doquont addieas. City At
torney McDuffy presided.
Base ball will have an Important
place on the program of tie Madison
county tair , September S to II. Threi-
games will be played , tour of the best
teams of this section competing. Nor
folk's nine will be one of the four
The winners of the first two grimes
will play the third day.
The appearance of "The Distiict
Leader" at the Norfolk Auditorium
next Friday evening promises to In-
as much of a theatrical event tor Madi
son as for Norfolk. There will be a
reprt'sentatiu- ' Madison crowd at the
Auditorium Friday ,
County Superintendent F. S. Perdue
is in demand as a commencement
speaker. A week ago Friday he de
livered the address at Platte Center
Next Friday he speaks at Humphrey
Mr. Perdue's time In this direction
has also been limited by a week's trip
of inspection as a member of the
state board of college inspection.
OIK ? misses political gossip in Madi
son just now. IVually Madison is tin-
storm center of county polities. But
not at this time. John Malone , chair
man of the board of county conuniK-
bioncrH , will lie a candidate for re
election , it is said. Otherwise what
political talK is in the air hah floated
In from Norfolk or Newman Grove.
WANT A "MADISON DAY. "
Madison Promises Crowd For Car
nival If Excursion Is Secured.
If a Madison day Is set aside dur
ing the street carnival next week and
arrangements made for a special train
down the Columbus line late in the
evening Madison will visit this city
in force. This IK the sentiment ex
pressed by several Madison people
who have been Instrumental In getting
up county sent excursions to Norfolk
In the past.
Madison can usually be counted on
for a good crowd for Norfolk evenfn
when train connections permit. Uist
fall several hundred Madison peopu-
crowded the excursion train for tin
Bnrnum circus here. I-ast week the
Madison delegation to hear IJrjan
numbered nearly a hundred people
And they brought the Madison band
twenty-live men strong , with them.
Claimed She Is Insane.
Valentine , Neb , Juno L Special
to The News : Mrs. Smith , n rath < r
old woman living a short distance
from town , was arrested Friday arn !
will be tried before an insanity boar.I .
to see whether or not bhu Is Insane
She haw always lived alone In n linlt-
tunibo whose windows were alwajs
[ jounlml up Of lutu thu has been nit-
Ing rather peculiar and a complaint
was filed against ner.