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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NBWfc-JOUKNAL FJUl'AY ' JUNK 25 180U \ Farm Drops Into Mlnour'l. Nebraska City , Nob. , Juno 21. The Missouri river nt tlilw point IB higher thnn It IIIIH been for several years anil much of tlio lowlands nro under wnlor. lolo\v ) this city tlio bnnka nro cutting nway quite rapidly and already - ready one farm linn been washed Into tlio turbulent flood and considerable other land la threatened. Tlio storm of last Wednesday In the vicinity of Julian , did moro damage than was llrst reported. Several farina were stripped of their crops by the hall and othcrtJ wore ruined by the Hood of that day. No cstl- mate can bo placed on the damage done. Many of the bridges are out and ono cannot get over tlio district aa yet. , Democratic Dinner at Kearney. Kearney , Nob. , Juno 21. The dollar dinner of democrats hero was notable for Its absentees. Richard L. Mot- calfo and Dr. F. L. Hull wore not pres ent. Governor Shallenborgor and Ar thur Mullen wore star performers. The governor rapped bankers trying to nullify the guaranty law and said ho would continue to fight liquor Inter ests. Ho said only ono democrat had over been elected president , despite the fact that there are moro demo crats today than over. This was In terpreted as saying that piesont demo crats nro not supporting Bryan. McSHANE NOT GUILTY. O'Neill Jury Says He Was Not Im plicated In Hog Stealing. District court will reconvene at O'Neill on July 10. In the recent session of the court M. F. Harrington was awarded $352 by the Jury as attorney's fees from John Iledlund for legal services ren dered In the celebrated Boyd county school land case. The state case against Chrla M. Ernst was dismissed. Prank McShane was declared not guilty of complicity In the Atkinson hog stealing case , the trial being be fore a district court Jury. THIS INDIAN BUYS FARM. Adds Equal Amount to Improvements and Will Farm to a Finish. Burke Gazette : When In Burke last Saturday Oplo Chambers told the Gazette of an unusual deal In real estate. Ho recently sold to Charles Frazlor a fine quarter section of land Mn Trlpp county. Mr. Frazler paid cash for the land and will Immediately spend an equal amount In Improve ments and proceed to farm It to a finish. The unusual thing about this Is that Mr. Frnzlor is a full blooded Indian. Heretofore Indians have fig ured in the real estate deals only as sellers , and nobody has considered them as possible buyers. The Incident simply shows that white men have no monopoly on progress ; the red man is progressing too. , There was a time when ho was an untutored savage ; later ho was "Poor Lo , " 'the govern ment ward ; now a good many of them nre Mr. Affluent fcnrmer and Respect ed Citizen. SHIP BADLY USED UP. Starboard Bow Cut Down to Water's Edge In Collision. Shields , Eng. , June 21. The steam er Harblebool arrived hero today bad ly damaged , with , the. starboard bow cut down to the -water's edge as the result of a collision with an unknown boat near Dover. It appears certain that the Harble bool was the boat that collided with the Zealand. c. Gregory Beats Lamro. 4 Gregory , S. D. , Juno 21. Special to ' The News : Gregory 3 , Lamro 2. Lam A1' ro went to Gregory to play a return ? game , but instead was lined ui - ; against Butte , Spencer and Valentine Neb. , Carlock , Herrlck and Colome , S D. This was Lnmro's first defeat this season. They won eight games , los one. K Would Be the County Copper. A Madison county man named Pen ny yearns to be the county copper. Wlnsido Tribune. And as he subscribes for , advertises In and gets his' cards printed nt the Press office ho may be safely-consld ered on the right ( scent. ) Norfolk Press. Beg leave to add that since he If neither a subscriber of nor advertises in the oldest democratic paper in the county , it's evident he's n counterfeit Battle Creek Enterprise. Nellgh Dry , Pump Gives Out. Nellgh , Nob. , Juno 21. Special tc The News : * In case or a serious ilr In this city today there would bo nc help available by the waterworks sys tern. Yesterday forenoon the pumi at the city plant gave out , which compelled polled Water Commissioner Sholdoi to cut off the water from the city a the stand pipe and to be used only it case of fire. Mr. Sheldon stated las evening that there was only nhou ' thirty feet In the stand pipe at thn Ml' time , and In case of a big fire woulc only last a couple of hours nt the bos If the lire department was forced tc use tnreo nozzles. The city council and property own ers of Nollgh ore now up against th real thing. The pumping plant thn has been in service for over llfteei years should have been discarded loni ago , ns hundreds of dollars annunll. has been spent In keeping it in repair Mayor Staple says : "We have a se rious proposition to solve , one tha the citizens of Noligh are deeply interested terestod in at th'Is time , and shoul Join hands with the council at one to assist them in purchasing the re quired machinery to better the cond tlon of flre protection and securing a abundance of pure drinking water. " The council Is to meet tomorrov eight , when a bond proposition an ordinance * wlll be- presented and Hissed , After Its publication Itwill > o up to the people to vote "yes" or no" within the next month whether he city shall extend Its-water mains nd Improve the pumping plant or not. From tollable Information it Is ( Unt il that the boiler now In use Is of a oaky condition and unsafe for any inn attempting to run the engine nt high pressure of steam. Owing to lie complete breakdown , Nellgh was vlthout electric lights last night. The ghtlng plant uses the city water. Northwest Weddings. L. W. Gorton , druggist of Children , nd Mlsa Jennie Ellis , superintendent f Instruction of Dnwca county , gave liclr friends tlio slip and wore mar led at Andrews , Sioux county , No- > raska , by Elder J. D Clark of the lothodlst Episcopal church. i Miss Zlnk Again a Candidate. Miss Florence Zlnk will seek re-oloc- Ion ns county superintendent of Holt county. It Is stated that she had not Intended to become a candidate until pressure was brought at the county In stitute. Some One Raises BUI at Osmond. Plorco Leader : 7ho state of No- > raska against Richardson was the Itlo of a case which consumed a good leal of time. In the county court on Vednosdny and Thursday of last voek. Up at Osmond some ono had assed a bogus check on Becker & Sons , merchants of that town. By nenns of a pencil a ? 1 bill had been nlsed to represent' ? 10. 'Suspicion olntcd to L. Richardson , a member of he Richardson quartet , who arc glv- ng singing-lessons at Osmond. On omplalnt of County Attorney Stewart , Uchnrdson was arrested and brought o Pierce , the charge against him bo ng the passing of counterfeit money. Vfter listening to the testimony , Judge Celley decided that the evidence was not sufficient to hold the defendant iiid he was discharged. A good deal Interest was taken In this case , a Jnitcd States marshal being in at- endnnce , as is always the case when my of the gbvernment's property is nvolved. Attorney Leedom of Osmond ap peared as counsel for Richardson. He s also editor of the Republican at Os- nond and speaking in his paper of his case says : "It Is Indeed deplor able that this mistake was made. Mr. Uchnrdson announces that suit for 15,000 damages will be Instituted at once. What the outcome will be is problematical. " Railroad News. Railway Age-Gazette : An officer vrltes that , preliminary surveys and some of the right-of-way has been secured. The projected route Is from Wllllston , N. D. , on the Great Northern - ern , southeast to Dickinson , on the Northern Pacific , also from Mlnot , on he Great Northern and Minneapolis , St. Paul \ & Sault Ste. Marie , south- vest to Dickinson , thence south , cross- ng the Chicago , Milwaukee & Puget Sound at Reeder , N. D. , to Rapid City , S. D. , which Is reached by the Chicago cage , Milwaukee & Puget Sound , the hicngo & Northwestern and the Rapid City , Black Hills & Western. Contracts are to be let In July for gratllng and work started about July 10. It is expected to finish G10 miles within a year. Arrangements are now being made to sell ? 12,500,000 of twenty-year gold bonds , to complete construction and equip the line. The work will not be difficult , as the line follows rolling prairie for most of the way , and win Include four steel bridges. Charles F. Merry , manager , Dickinson , N. D. About Norfolk. Battle Creek Enterprise : A couple of prominent Norfolk business men were arrested the other day for throw ing rubbish Into the street. They claim to bo victims of political perse cution. At any rate , there seems to bo n desire on the part of Norfolk of ficials to enforce the ordinances for a cleaner Norfolk. Tllden Citizen : Norfolk is making great preparations for a Fourth ol July celebration. Ono of the major at tractions Is to bo a captive balloon ascent. The balloon will bo attached to 5,000 feet of rope. The aeronaul will make the ascent without guards or parachute. When nearly a mile In the air ho will take n 500-foot fall on a looped rope. A trapeze will bo at tached and the balloonist will perform on the trapeze ns he slides the re malulng 4,500 feet to the ground. Northwestern Brakeman Injured. While coupling two freight cars , W II. Risnoy of Fremont , n Northwestern brnkeman , was painfully crushed In the yards at Bonnlngton. The coup ling on ono of the cars stuck and Rls new kicked at it with his foot. His foot caught. Rlsney Is unmarried His Injury was said not to bo serious Sermon In a Lynch Saloon. Services In north Nebraska saloons nre becoming popular. Following the church service In r Butte saloon. Rev. A. K. Edwards , ai evangelist , widely advertised a churol service to bo hold In the Midway sa loon nt Lynch last Saturday afternoon "Ladles cordially Invited to attend , ' rend tlio announcement. THIS BRAKEMAN UNLUCKY. L. L. Case of Northwestern has Sue cession of Accidents. Long Pine Journal : L. L. Case , n Northwestern passenger brakeman was quite badly injured by the ex plodtng of a gas tank a short time ago. He was about to leave Chadror when a leak was found in the tnnl which supplies gas for lighting the coaches , when a careless bystandei held a lantern near the tank and Ig nlted the escaping gas. As a result MY. Case was quite badly burnec about the face , with a very narrow es capo with his sight. Abcut a week after the accident and before these wounds healed and the bandages had been removed from his face , ho had the misfortune to get * hla left hand In n drawbar and as n result the little igor had to bo amputated , the opera- Ion being performed by Dr. Me- vtilght last Tuesday morning. The 'oung man Is certainly having his share of bad luck. Wind Damage at Bassett. Bassdtt , Nob. , Juno 21. Special to The News : A severe wind and rain storm passed over various parts of lock county last evening , doing con- ildcrablo damage , at least in Bassett , The country has not been heard rom yet , and communication with out side points Is dlfllciiH. In Bnssott the largo hay barn of . .ovlnsky & Llpmnn was i total loss. Vlso the smaller barn of Jacox Bros. The opera house was damaged to ho extent of having its battlement mrtly blown off. Welcome Rain at Nellgh. NollKh , Nob. , Juno 21. Special to The News : A welcome rain visited his vicinity early last night. The clouds at ono tlrno wore of n threaten- ng nature and indicated that n cyclone - clone was approaching. IJowover , It simmered down and the looked for storm did not develop. Lightning Kills Boy. Clerwater , Neb. , Juno 21. Special o The News : During a thunder storm about 3 o'clock yesterday after noon Johnny Gokee , 15-year-old son of Conard Gokee , a farmer living about eight miles southwest of town , was struck by lightning and instantly tilled. His younger brother , who accompa nied him , was also struck and badly burned but it is thought that ho will recover. The boys were fishing in a slough on Clearwater creek in Will Hord'a pas ture at the time the storm came up. A heavy rainstorm , accompanied by .hunder , lightning and heavy wind , vis- ted thla section last evening between 9 and 10 o'clock , coming from the west. \o serious damage from wind or light ning has been reported , and the rain proved very welcome to farmers , as crops were needing rain. SET OAKDALE DIVORCE ASIDE. Husband Had Married Again-and Now Has Two Wives. Oakdale Sentinel : The divorce granted to Ed. Moore recently , In dls- : rict court , was last week set aside by Judge Welch. Since the granting of the decree Moore has taken unto ilmself a second wlfo and now he Inds himself muchly married. Mrs. Moore does not object to the loss of 3d. , but she insists that she Is entitled : o the bill , and the chances nre good : hat she will be successful. The case will be heard at the fall term of court Fell From Windmill at O'Neill. Henry Mills fell twenty feet from ttie top of a windmill tower near the O'Neill roundhouse , sustaining a frac ture of the .left leg between the knee nnd the hip and a compound fracture * of the right leg Just above the ankle . His 'fall was caused by the windmill wheel coming loose. The heavy wheel fell about a foot from his head and sank about n foot Into the ground from the force of the fall. North Nebraska Deaths. Fred Britzke , a farmer living north east of Stnnton who died of old age , was born In Germany , locating in Stanton in 1870. The remains were laid beside his wife in the Koch ceme tery at Stanton , who died nineteen years ago. The funeral of Florence Sullivan , who died nt O'Neill last week , took place Wednesday , the remains being Interred at the Catholic cemetery at O'Neill. . The funeral of E. G. Durham , who died at the homo of his son E. W. Durham at Elgin , was held Tuesday afternoon from the M. E. church at Elgin. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Mr.'Adams of Alns- worth. Among the relatives present were : Mrs. Lizzie Brener of Norfolk and Mrs. Charles C. Wilson of Pierce. Anoka Has Saloon Row. Anoka has a saloon row , which have been common over north Ne braska this year. T. E. Keeffe has filed a remonstrance against L. J. , Walsh. H. M. Bnrnhart of Norfolk will represent Walsh at the hearing Friday. Northwest Weddings. Earl E. Housh of Nellgh and Miss Audrey Ledora Maben 01 Elgin were married last week and will Hvo in leligh. John S. Martfeldt and Miss Jose phine Pruss were married at the homo of the bride's parents ten miles north of O'Neill. SCHOOL CONTEST AT GREGORY. High School Building Will Be Located In Gregory Heights Addition. Gregory Advocate : Tuesday oc curred the annual school election and It was the most exciting campaign that has been Avaged on school affairs for some time. Last year only about twenty-seven votes were cast. The question that caused the interest this year was the location of the high school building. There wore two lo cations to bo voted upon , ono being In Gregory Heights addition and the oth er being In the park , when the vote was taken it was found that the park location had won out by a majority ol fifty-four votes. Ono hundred and twenty-seven votes were cast for the park location , seventy-two for Gregory Heights and ono for the Slaughter block , adjoining the park on the south , For officers , 185 votes were cast , the vote being as follows : For members of the board , one year : C. E. U. Oldnam , 55 ; W. Adams , 131 ! C. N. Wolfe , C5 ; P. M. Hurlbert , 122 , * For members of the board , two years : A. J , Wllcox , 124 ; Tom Carey , CO ; W. D. Wilson , 124 ; Snm Osier , 50 , For members of the board , throe years : W. C. Grllllths , 01 ; V. Olmor. OG. For treasurer : R. R. Johnson , 4t ; Tom Carey , IOC. FOUR INCHES OF HAIL AT ELI. Cherry County Storm Does Great Dam age. Ell , Neb. , Juno 21. A hall and rain storm , the heaviest over Known in this portion of Cherry county , passed over here. Seven inches of rain fell In loss than two hours ; For an hour the rain was accompanied by hall. When the storm subsided the ground was covered with hailstones to the depth of about four Inches. Many of them were of the size of small oranges. Chickens thai were unable to find shel ter wore all killed , as wore many calves and colts , having been polled to death by hailstones. On the ranch of C. H. WalwoHh , a mlle south of town the roof of n new barn was pounded full of holes nnd the shingles on the house wore pelted off , split and torn from their fastenings. All of the crops In thin portion of Cherry county nro totally destroyed and oven the prairie grass Is cut so badly that It Is dying. PETERSON VERY ILL. Father of Madison County Treasurer. Funeral of Judge Moyer. Madison , Neb. , Juno 21. Special to The News : County Treasurer F. A. Peterson was summoned to the bed side of his father , who is very sick and not expected to live. Mr. Peterson started at once in an automobile to Battle Creek , whore his father resides. When the board of equalization con- vanes Monday afternoon , there prom ises to be an Interesting session. The county clerk , by the direction of the board has written to n number of per sons over the county , representing large business interests , to appear be fore the board Monday afternoon and show cause why the assessment of the Interests they represent should not be Increased. County Attorney Nichols Is also requested to be present to ad vise the board as to the legal status of questions arising In connection with this business. The funeral services of Judge M. J. Meyer of this city were held from the Methodist Episcopal church , Dov. D. W. McGregor , his pastor , conducting the same. The attorneys of the city , Messrs. Allen , Nichols , McDuffle , Fos ter , Reed nnd Dowllng , and W. H. Field , clerk of the district court , were the pallbearers. There were many beautiful floral offerings. A large con course of friends and acquaintances followed the remains to the Clausson cemetery for Interment Burt Mapes of Norfolk and F. M. Cooklngham of Humphrey attended the funeral. Judge Bates issued a marriage li cense to John A. Johnson of Rockford , III. , and Miss Clara M. Rudat of Nor folk. Mr. Johnson , who Is a traveling salesman and now located at Rockford , formerlyllved at Norfolk and is well and favorably known there. Miss Ru dat is one of Norfolk's popular young ladles. Mr. Johnson and his bride will reside at Rockford , 111. DIERS FAMILY REUNION. Eleven Brothers and Their Families Carry Out Annual Custom. Fullerton , Neb. , Juno 21. The an nual Dlers family reunion v as held in Fullerton at the home of John Dlers. The mercantile firm of Dlers Bros , is well known In commercial cjrcles ' throughout Nebraska and Iowa , 'theie being many stores operated by this firm In these states. It is a custom of the family for the eleven brothers and one slstor to meet each year with their children and grandchildren to honor the aged parents now living e.t Louisville , Neb. Autos brought the young people from Wolbach , Ulysses , Humphrey , Gresham and Madison , while the others of the family were met with autos at the station. Over fifty members were received at the Dlers homo by Mr. and Mrs. John Dlers and their two dnuirhtera , Mrs. Fred Fuller and Mrs. Frank Arnold. The day was spent in visiting and the evening given over to music and danc ing , the Dlers boys being especlallj proficient In music. BONACUM IS MOBBED. Ulysses , Neb. , June ID. Right Rov. Bishop Boimcum , of the Catholic diocese cese of Lincoln , and Father Obrlen of Eeward and Father Kllno of Bralnard and Dwlght were driven from this village by nn angry mob of between 200 and 250. people. The bishop and his priests had came to Ulysses to formerly take possession of the church here over which Father Murphy has held charge. Sympa thizers of Fnthei ; Murphy , both Catho lics and non-Catholics , joined In the mob and would have done violence to the bishop and his party had It not been for the strenuous elforts of Fath er Murphy who counselled the mob to do no violence and who requested that the visitors bo left alone. So threatening however was the aspect that Father O'Brien secured n livery rig and taking Bishop Boimcum nnd Father Kllno left in the direction of David City. Forced to Get Out and Walk. ' This rig was followed in an auto mobile by church enemies of the bishop. The rig was overtaken three miles from town nnd the bishop nnd priests were forced to get out and walk and the liveryman was made to drive back to Ulysses without his passengers. When last seen the bishop and his party were walking along tue road to ward David City. They were not harmed , but threats were made to "egg them , " "mob them" nnd to treat them to various Indignities. The trouble had Its origin In the long church feud between Bishop Bonacum nnd Rev. William Murphy , for several years priest In control of the parishes of Ulysses and So ward , Bishop Bonacum excumtnunlcated Father Murphy , was sustained at Homo and secictly secured n ruling In the courts ousting Father Murphy irom the parish property. The ma jority of the parishioners throughout the long controversy have stood with the priest , the trustees at Seward at different times refusing to permit priests sent by the bishop to occupy the church. The storm broke out last night when Bishop Bonacum , accompanied by Fathers O'Brien and Kline , came to Install them respectively nt Ulysses and Soward. Father O'Brien was sent out from the hotel to reconnoltcr. Ho found tl-e church strongly guarded nnd the spect threatening. It was then de cided to hold the formal ceremonies oC taking possession of the church at the hotel and this formality was bo- gun. Father Murphy Makes Plea. The mob on the outside of the hotel grow threatening. Threats were made to "egg" the bishop , and at the most critical moment when It seemed that violence would bo done , Father Mur phy arrived and pleaded with the people ple to commit no breach of the peace and to acquit themselves as law-abid ing citizens. Ho asked the people to protect from any violence the bishop and the priests while Father O'Brien arranged for n rig to take them out of the village. Almost before the crowd know what was being done , the bishop nnd the two priests were loaded Into a livery rig and started for the country road for David City was made. Auto Starts In Pursuit. The livery rig started away at a lively pace and It was some time be fore the automobile carrying repre- sensatlves of Fnthy Murphy's flock was made ready to start. The personnel of the automobile party has been kept a secret. The story told by the liveryman who re turned soon after without his passen gers was that he was overtaken on the road and his passengers were or dered to get out and walk , which they did , and the liveryman was ordered to turn about and drive to Ulysses without loss of time. Took Refuge at Farm House. It was late last night that Bishop Bonacum and the priests went to a farm house for protection nnd engaged n farmer to take them to David City. They had not arrived at the latter place at a late hour. Over An Inch of Welcome Ralnv A welcome rain , amounting to 1:10 : Inches , visited Norfolk Sunday after noon , preceded by a wind and dust storm which blew down several arc lights and trees. The tent In which the large horse , "Nebraska Queen , " is housed , was also blown down and for a while it was thought it would be blown away alto gether , but after some lively work on the part of the owners of the tent , who came out with only a drenching , the tent was propped up again. The lightning and wind demoralized telegraph and telephone communica tion for some time and a number of people had to go to bed In the darken on account of some of the electric light wires being broken. An unknown woman , a stranger In the city , was overcome by the heat on Madison avenue , Just before the storm. She soon recovered. Captured Phone Office. Bonesteel Herald : Interstate tele phone lines were tied up Friday and no service rendered throughout the day. day.The The trouble arose over a misunder standing between the Krotter com pany and Former Manager Wood- worth over salary and bills. Wood- worth took possession of the telephone - phone office and refused service to customers of the lines. Warrants ' were Issued and both Woodworth and his wlfo were put under arrest. The keys were turned over to the com pany and the prisoners were discharg ed. Misses Lova Pope of Herrlck and Nina Gray of this city are now In charge of the office. MONDAY MENTION. Mrs. O. W. Schaefer of Clinton , la. , is visiting at the home of Mr. nnd Mrs. John Welsh , on South Third street. She is on her way to their claim in Trlpp county. Mrs. J. L. Baugh and Mrs. Sherman Wllley leave tomorrow noon to visit at Grand Island , Hastings , Beatrice and Cedar Rapids , la. While at Bea trice they will attend the wedding of Mrs. Wllloy's brother. Mr. and Mrs. Leroy S. Nethoway of Wahoo came last evening to spend a week with their parents , Mr. and Mrs. E. Netheway. Miss Sophia Nethcway of West Point cnmo to spend Sunday with her grandparents. Among the out-of-town visitors in Norfolk nro : L. A. Bnumnn and wife , Valentino ; R. B. MoFndon , Chndron ; John Howard nnd wife , Dallas , S. D. : E. F. Hans , Battle Creek ; F. Dolezal , Fremont ; F. J. Pratt , Humphrey ; H. D. Miller , Stanton ; Charles Tubb , Ponca ; John L. Howe , Crelghton ; L. S. Westcott , Dallas , S. D. ; Fred F , Nye , Stanton ; William Webster , Wan- sa ; Geo. Peak , Anoka ; Joss Swogger , Dallas , S. D. ; Mrs. George Lochman , Columbus ; B. Green , Creston ; H. H. Howarth , West Point ; George H. Pat terson , Pilgor. Mra. M. D. Wheeler and son visited relatives at Oakdale last week. Mrs. Sanford Taylor was al Atkln son Thursday and Friday visiting at the homo of A. W. Miller. Burt Mnpes and Family and Dr , Frank Q , Baiter and family of Plerc * Don't Miss The Exposition All eyes arc now turned toward Seattle. The eost of this marvelous undertaking has reached the $10,000,000 mark. It's the most beautiful and instructive fair ever held. You'll always he glad you went. Unexcelled train service and low round trip rates viu the Union Pacific "Tho Safe Road to Travel' Electric Block Signals- Perfect Track Get booklets and further information of E. L. LOMAX , General Passenger Agent , Union Pacific Railroad Company , OMAHA , NEBRASKA will leave Tuesday for an outing of ten days or two weeks at Miller's dam on Long Pine creek , twenty miles John Dlnklo was nt Meadow Grove last week , spending n day visiting his sister , Mrs. Herman Sheer. Miss Margnretlm Bocck arrived homo last evening from two weeks spent In Omaha and Utlca. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Raymor arrived homo from Washington , Kan. , Satur day , accompanied by Max Donman , who will visit a few weeks. Miss Adalyno Klentz arrived Sat urday noon for a three weeks' visit in Norfolk before going out to the 'Pacific ' coast. John R. Hays 1ms returned from Missouri , whe're ho was called from n Denver visit by the death of his mother. Mrs. Hays will bo homo the latter part of this week. Burt Mapcs was In Madison on busi ness Monday. Harry Hartford loft Saturday night for n week's bass fishing south of Wood Lake. J. C. Klmball , who was reported very seriously 111 with the measles , Is resting easier today. Lick Carstensen , foreman baker of Hutchlnson Bros. , resigned his po sition on account of falling health. Dr. H. L. Kindred of Meadow Grove , while In Norfolk last week , purchased n fine five-passenger Studebaker auto mobile. C. B. Salter is said to hold the low score at the Country club golf links at this time , having made the nine-hole course in 04 Saturday. Several prominent Masons from O'Neill nre expected In Norfolk Wednesday evening to attend the meeting of Mosaic lodge , No. 55 , A. F. & A. M. Burke Gazette : Evidently Kid Jen sen don't want anything to do with our man Taylor at least Taylor has lenrd nothing from his challenge is sued three weeks ago. Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Winter are expected here from Owassa , Wls. , with in the next few days to spend the sum mer vacation with Mr. Winter's pa rents , Mr. and Mrs. Herman Winter , north of Long Pine. Oakdale Sentinel : J. A. Sutton ar rived from Chicago. He has been working for the express -company there , but didn't like It. He went to Norfolk the first of the week to re sume his old job as bill clerk and transfer man. Rev. John Witte had charge of the impressive confirmation charges at St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran church Sun day morning , when a class of eighteen young people were confirmed It was the first Juno confirmation. School closed a week ago at St. Pr.ul's church. The services were very beautiful. The funeral of Mrs. Sarah C. Jphn- son , wife of Swan Johnson , who died on Friday , took place Sunday after noon at 4:30 : p. m. Friends of Mrs. Johnson moro thnn filled their homo and tribute to the dead woman was further expressed In many floral offer ings. The funeral sermon was given by Dr. C. W. Ray , of the Methodist Episcopal church. The funeral party drove to the Prospect Hill cemetery * where Interment took place. The pall bearers were : John Friday , L. Upton. John Larkln , Fred Krantz , A. M. Mol- ler and Frank Cousins. The funeral of Mrs. A. Brummund , held from the home on Madison av enue Sunday afternoon , was attended by n largo number of sympathizing friends. The service was conducted by Rov. Carl Martin , pastor of St. Jo hannes Lutheran church , under aus pices of the Sons of Hermann. The pallbearers were C. F. A. Martfuardt , Herman Mans , Oscar Ulile , Carl Lantech , Wm. Reinhardt , L. Wetzel. Among those from out of town who wore present wuro Mr. and Mrs. John Lmlers of Hoskins , Mrs. Fred Degner of I.'adar , Henry Gllssman of Doon , la. , old time neighbors , and John Schlndler of Stanton and G. A. Mel- cher of Wlsnor , representing the grand lodge , Sons of Hermann. Floral offer ings were numerous and beautiful. The remains were laid to rest In the now Lutheran cemetery north of town. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Hornow nnd son of Wagner , S. D. , are hero visiting at the home of Mr. Hornew's brother-in- law , M. J. La Velio. Flromun E. Walstrom was called to Stafford' Saturday on account of the serious illness of his sister. Roy Taylor of Missouri Valley is visiting friends in the Junction this week. Phillip McNeely has arrived home from a trip to Deadwood , Hot Springs , and other parts of the Illack 11 Ills. William Alexander of Onkdalo WIIH In the Junction yesterday on buslnesH. Isaac Taylor , formerly of Norfolk but now a resident of Lynch , was hereon on business yesterday. Mrs. HlclilofC of Oakdalo Is a guoitt nt the homo of her daughters , Mrs. Ralston and Mrs. Mandelko. George Knapp , who Is working In Verdlgre , Is hero visiting with hla parents. Miss Irene DIxon of Clinton , In. , is visiting with Norfolk relatives for u few days. Frank Marchant has stored his household goods In Norfolk nnd moved will do light housekeeping. Mr. Mar- chant will now run on the Serlbnor branch. Emll Schrlor of Vcrdigro spent Sun.- day in the Junction. Phillip McGloghlln nnd family , who were here to attend the funeral oC the lr.to Mrs. Henry Kennedy , return ed to their home In Sioux City today. Officer Livingstone was poisoned a few days ago with poison ivy and la now quite ill. Mrs. Tlndall and two daughters , Helen nnd Tessle , of Fremont , spent Sunday In the Junction. S. R. Rnndn returned to his homo In Council Bluffs this noon , after a brief visit in Norfolk. The children's day exercises were held at the Second Congregational. Speaking and singing pleased a largo audience In splto of the rain. Miss Harriet Morrison Is hero from Dallas , S. D. The Qulppy Ink Thief. "Woiiii'u prisoners Is qulppy , " sold the jailer. "One had a quip toward wrltln' . and she was always awlpln * Ink out of the schoolroom. "Slip swiped Ink In her thimble. She'd Oil the thimble up to the brim and then stand It carefully In her hair. Mighty good balnncln' was required on the way back to her cell. Still , what if she did spill a drop or two on her scalp ? A female convict ain't on view like a society woman. Is she ? "Of course ns soon as we got on to the thimble game we put a stop to It. That didn't put a stop to the Ink steal- In' , though. I says to her one day on the way back from the schoolroom : " 'Well. Russell , no moro poetry wrlt ln' with ink what don't belong to yej hey1 "She just smiled and mumbled some- thin' . " 'Speak up. ' says I. 'Do ye miss yer Ink yen or no ? ' " 'Bub-ub-ub , ' says she. tryln * to brush past me. But I grabbed her arm I noticed a thin black thread of fiump'u trlcklln' from her lips. Yes , sir ! Would ye believe UV She was stcalln * the people's Ink now In her mouth ! " New Orlcaus Times-Demo crat Poor Billiards. "One summer lu the country , " saidl a well known amateur bllllnrdlst. "uu- other man and 1 were overtaken by at storm and had to go Into n tavern for shelter The rain fell steadily. Wo had three or four long hours before us. Time began to hang heavily on our bunds. " 'Landlord. ' said 1 , 'do you happen to have n billiard table ? ' " 'Sure. ' said the landlord. 'Sure. Just step this way. gents. ' "He proudly threw open the door of n dark , stuffy room. We saw nn anti quated table with a patched cloth , ana In the corner was n rack of crooked cues. " 'Any bulls ? ' said 1. ' " 'Sure , ' wild the landlord , nnd he un locked a closet nnd laid on the table three white balls , all alike there wna no spot , you know. " 'But , see hero , ' I remonstrated , 'how do you tell these balls apart ? " " 'Oh , that's all right,1 said he. 'You soon get to know 'em by their shape. ' " St. Louis ( Jlol > e.Dorno < < < i > t Stnto of Ohio , City of Toledo , Lucao County BS. Frank J. Cheney makes oath that ho IB senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co. , dolntr business In the city of Toledo , County nnd Stnto afore said , and that said nrm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOU-iAUS for each nnd every case of Cntnrrh that cannot bo cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh Curo. FKANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before mo and subscribed In my presence , this Oth day of Decem ber , A. D. 1886. ( Seal. ) A. W. OLEASON , Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internal ly , and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Bond for testimonials free. F. J. CIIENBY & CO. . Toltdo , a Sold by all Druggists. TEc , Take Uall'a Family PI1U for coniU- patlon.
