r THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL , FRIDAY , MAY 19 , 1911. r i SOCIETY Pleasures of the Week. Mrs. Asa 1C. Loonnrd entertained the members of lior Bridge club nt ft pretty 1 o'clock luncheon on Tuesday In honor of her guest , Mrs. Loonnrd of Waterloo , In. Mrs. C. E. Ilurnhnin , Mra. O. D. IluttorJlold , Mrs. C. II. Rey nolds , Mrs. W. N. Huso nnd Miss Palo llurnlmm were outside guests. In the game of bridge thnt followed the luncheon the club prize went to Mrs. II. E. Wnrrlck nnd the high ocoro to Mrs. Huso. The Elk Mny party Innt night was a merry one. Marquardt Imll had been attractively decorated , a Inrgo crowd of dancers wore present , Vogct'a or chestra was nt Its best nnd nil In all , it was n decidedly successful affair. Lunch was served during the even ing. Among the out of town guests wore Dr. and Mrs. Johnson and Mr. nnd Mrs. Stolnhauscn of Crclghton. Mrs. W. P. Logan , Mrs. A. H. Klo- enu and II. A. Pasowalk were notified that Monday was their birthday anni versary. The day was mndo a holiday nnd the families of each person men tioned took part In the celebration of the anniversary nt the Country club. Miss Fnlo Durnhnm entertained the young Indies of the Altar guild of Trin ity church on Tuesday evening. Light refreshments were enjoyed at 10 o'clock. Personal. Sioux City Journal , Mny 11. Miss Hazel Council of Gordon , Neb. , daugh ter of L. Council , formerly of the Sioux City stock yards , Is In Sioux Cltv for a day , visiting old friends on her way homo from Omaha , where she was called by the Illness of her grand mother. After her graduation a few years ago from the Sioux City high school , with highest honors , Miss Council for a while did reporting for the Tribune. Her literary style was of such high order that It attracted wldo attention among newspaper workers and frequently since that time she has been Importuned to re enter the roportorlal flol. To all such officers , among which Is Included a recent ono from an Omaha newspaper , Miss Council has turned a deaf ear. The call of the ranch was stronger than the whir of the presses. This llttlo Jiocm from the May num ber of the Ladles Homo Journal was written by a sister of Mrs. E. P. Hunt Ington , Mrs. Van Patten of Ft. Dodge In. : If I Had Known. Jf I had known thnt only for n dny My child was given , I would have kept you'dear Against iny yearning heart ench pre cious hour Thnt you were here. If I had only known you could not stay I would hnve kissed your little hands nnd feet , And looked upon your dear , dear face and held You very close , my sweet. I would have held you , little one , so close , If I had only known you could not stay ; But as I lay and dreamed of future days You slipped away. Mrs. E. M. Huntington was called to Ft. Dodge , In. , on Friday by the se rlous Illness of her aged father , Rev , Julius Stevens. Many Norfolk people have enjoyed meeting Mr. Stevens during his visits here , nnd will regre Bearing of bis illness. Mrs. J. C. S. Weills , Jr. , her guest. Miss Edith Butterfield of Chicago , and Spencer Butterfleld cnme down from Osmond on Tuesdny for a day's visit Coming Events. Mrs. Fleming and Mrs. Hunter wll give a 1 o'clock luncheon on Wednes day. Keep the Balance Up. It has been truthfully said that any disturbance of the oven balance of health causes serious trouble. No body can be too careful to keep this balance up. When people begin to lose appetite , or to get tired easily , the least imprudence brings on sick ness , weakness , or debility. The sys tem needs n tonic , craves It , and should not bo denied it ; and the best tonic of which wo have any knowl edge Is Hood's Sarsaparllla. What this medicine has done in keeping healthy people healthy , In keeping up the even balance of health , gives It the same distinction as a preventive that It enjoys as a cure. Its early use has illustrated the wisdom of the old saying that a stitch in time saves nine. Take Hood's for appetite , strength , and endurance. Doing Chores. There is no time in the year when there is cessation from toil on a farm. Jt is different in winter ; that la all. The days are shorter , the work rougher. Of course much depends npon the character of the farm. Con- idcrablo leisure Is possible where few cattle are kept nnd general trucking done. But always there are the t "chores. " A remarkably clastic expres- Flos that "doing chores. " It may mean much or little. Some dairy farm ers , for instance , whoso serious busi ness in life Is milking cows , may pot ter around the farm after the morn ing's milking nnd , taking the morning's mljk to the creamery or railroad sta tion , eat their noon dinners , mend some fence , look over the harness or haul out manure , potter around same more and then say , "Guess it's about time to do the chores , " meaning to milk two dozen cows or so the real hard work of the day. Philadelphia Press. Dall Season Start * Tuesday. Tuesday Is opening day for the reg ular Norfolk baseball team. On this day the Stantou team with a following of fans will como hero to endeavor to win from the local team the first game of the season on the driving park dia mond. Secretary Hulac has thirty nppllcn- tlons from players all over the state for positions on the Norfolk team. At present Manager Stafford declares no men are being employed , all local play ers making up the team. Up to date Secretary Hulac has five challenges from teams In this vicinity who wish to como to Norfolk to play. The Norfolk band Is to lead the pa rade Tuesday afternoon and an effort will bo mndo to have the city ofllclals take part In the march up Norfolk av enue. The clerks , who mostly com pose the team , are asking that the business houses close up for a part of uesday afternoon , to allow their em- loyes to see the opening game. West Point Lawyer Loses Life. West Point , Nob. , May 13. Special o The News : Thomas M. Franse , old- ist practicing member of the Cumlng ounty bar and former member of the eglslnture , was accidentally drowned ast night while fishing at the mill race. It is supposed thnt ho suffered paralytic stroke , causing him to fall nto the pool. Mr. Frnnso was 57 'ears ' of ago and leaves a widow. The iody was recovered during the night. For Relief of Sick Japs. Toklo , Mny 13. Prlnco Katsura , remler and minister of finance , is ending n movement to obtain a fund f $10,000 to bo used for the relief of ho sick nnd poor of Japan. Not "a Royal Maggot. " I n roynl maggot ! I am a soldier , I ? ome from the people , I have made nyHoIf ! Am I to bo compared with .ouls XVI. ? I listen to everybody , but ny o\vn mind Is my only counselor. There lire some men who have done "ranee more harm than the wildest revolutionaries the talkers and the ra- loimllsts. Vague and false thinkers , n 'ew lessons of geometry would do hem good. Napoleon ( Quoted In "The Corslcan" ) . Junction News. Matt Shaffer , Jr. , went to Missouri Valley at noon on business. Mrs. S. G. Satorlee , accompanied by her daughter Marvel and niece Miss Catheryn Campbell , went to Omaha on business this morning. W. E. Pratt , assistant superinten dent of motive power , and S. V. Gra- tmm , master mechanic , of Missouri Valley , were at the shops here yester day. day.John John Purvinnce went to Lynch this morning to visit with his brother. Misses Bessie and Alice Ward went to Omaha this morning on business. August Kell went to Missouri Val ley yesterday on business. T. E. Moollck stopped off last evening at the homo of his brother. M. Moollck nnd fnmlly while on his wny home to ross from Lincoln , where he acted ns a delegate to the A. O. U. W. con vention. Ho cnme by way of North Bend , where he visited for a short time with his brother Jack , and re turned to his home this morning. Mrs. H. W. Smithers received word from Columbus yesterday that her daughter , who is ill there with small pox at the home of her aunt , Mrs. R. H. Miller , was much worse and Mr. Smithers , who is at Orchard , was noti fied of this fact The Story of Rich Man's Son. From a Yale student to timekeeper for an extra gang on the Northwest ern railroad in the Black Hills , and then advanced to the position of sta tion agent In a little over two years Is the record of Eugene Osborn , son of E. E. Osborn , a financial leader of the Chicago-Northwestern Railroad company and now a director of the same company but retired from active life on his farm in Maryland. While studying at Yale some little differences came between the father and son , which culminated in the young man leaving school nnd telling his father thnt he was able to take care of himself and would do it. A little over two years ago young Osborn applied for a position on the western division of the Northwestern road and was assigned to the position as timekeeper for an extra gang in the Black Hills division. Among the hills , the lad was seen with his book checking off the time of the foreigners who composed the gang. The men took n great liking to the young east erner who , though of a quiet disposi tion , is considerable of a Jokesmlth. Business became dull nnd eventual ly the gang was laid oft. Then Os- born was promoted to the position ol station baggageman at the Norfolk Junction depot , where he could be seen from early morning till late at night , garbed In greasy blue overalls pushing the heavy trucks , piled high with baggage. A "Big Bug's" Son. While at work there It was "tipped off" to the employes around the depot that the young man who had only come down from an extra gang in the Black Hills was the son of a former vice president of the road. For a time Osborn became sort of c curiosity , but his steadiness and pa tlenco in the confusion of baggage work at train time , soon demonstrated to the curious that it "was no Joke' with him. Ho was on the Job to work , The curiosity soon wore off and On born became known as "the baggage man. " His being the son of the weal thy director seemed to bo forgotten. "I really wanted to enter the trans portatlon department some day , " said Osborn to a friend , who is also em ployed on the system. "I am going tc stick to it and some day become a train dispatcher. " "Don't you do it , " advised his friend "Learn the telegraphy , but try for the traffic department. " Learns Telegraphy. The friend's advice was taken , nnd while acting in the capacity of yard clerk Oshorn lost no chance to "hang around" the telegraph table. Ho soon mastered the Morse alphabet Pur chasing a small telegraph set , ho made great progress with the mysteries of the dots and dashes. Ho was soon promoted to ticket clerk of the city office , where ho handled some tele graph business , which he did to good satisfaction. Promotion again found him n transfer clerk In the freight de pot , but ho lost no interest in the key nnd sounder. To ono official ho exhibited his abil ity at handling train orders and other stntlon work. On May 5 , last , ho was surprised when ho received n promo tion to the agency of the Hadar sta tion , live miles north of Norfolk. Os born is now muster of the Hadar sta tion and it is with prldo that ho pulls the cord which drops the semaphore and stops the train to await orders which the dispatcher has transmitted to Agent Osborn for safe delivery. Osborn Is 22 years old. H-M-M H H 1 I'M ' I I Mil Mil WOULD RATHER WHIP HOPES THAN BE A HOPE.- Boxera sometimes get come peculiar ambitions. Jim Savage la a husky young heavyweight who has done a lot of fighting around New York , where ho re cently put "White Hope" Frank Moran out of the running. Sav age has an ambition , and it is not to bo a white hope. All ho wants is the Job of cleaning up the white hopes as fast as they bob up. If they can't get by him , to the Junk pile with them , says Savage. If they do , let thorn bo recognized as regular white hopes , with n chance to go to the top. Quito some Job for Eav- ago , but ho declares ho would rather bo the cleanup kid than ono of the hopes. MARQUARD MUST MAKE GOOD. If Giants' Big Southpaw Doee Not De liver He Will Be Sent to Minors. Unless Rube Marquard , the former association pitching star , shows the stuff within a few weeks ho Is going to have the unpleasant experience of splashing into the minor league pond again. Joe McGinnlty , the former New York Giant , who now runs the New- BUDE MAItQUAIJD , GIANTS' 911,000 PITCHER ark ( N. J. ) club , wants Marquard , and Manager McGraw has promised his old worker the erstwhile pride of In dianapolis providing ho fails to dis play something good as soon as the season opens. McGraw paid out 11,000 plunks for the Rube a few years ago and has carried him as dead weigh ! , ever since. SPORTS IN SMALL CHUNKS Cornell university has 180 oarsmen trying for seats in Interclass crews The international tennis tournament at Niagara-on-the-Lake has been fixed for the week of Aug. 28. Dominion of Canada rowing clubs may send four crews to the Royal English Henley regatta in London next July. A Porto Rico high school baseball team will visit New York Mny 29 and play n series of games with schoolboy teams In Gotham. Many of the eastern universities are having the eight oared shells for their varsity eights built in England. Among the latest are Annapolis , Co lumbia and Harvard BARGER HAS HIS OWN IDEAS. - Insists He Must Cover First When Baseman Is Fielding Bunt. Pitcher Cy Darger of Brooklyn bos opinions of his own regarding inslae baseball , especially that relating to fielding sacrifice bunts. Ho says the second baseman ought never to cover the initial bag when the first sacker is fielding the bunt The second baseman , in his opinion , should be free to cover bis position , while the pitcher should be there to mnke the put-out at first The only reason why all teams let their second baseman cover , according to Cy. Is because one club started It nnd the rent follow suit He gives orders that ho will do the covering whenever he pitches and guarantees that he will never miss a play. He IB a quick starter for the bag and says It is all In th-if tnrt To Rescue Women and Children. Naco , Sonora , Mox. , May 13. A dis patch received here late today from Cananea stated that Juan Cabral hud sent a courier into camp demanding its surrender. Every available auto mobile in Naco , Ariz. , has been sent to Cananea to bring out the women and children. High School Athletes Meet. Lincoln , May 13. Athletes from eight high schools have arrived In Lincoln to take part in the Missouri alley inter-scholastic athletic meet o bo held hero at 2 o'clock this after- oon. Sovornl athletic stars nro pros- nt nnd among them is C. Woodbury f the Ccntrnl high school of Kansas ity. Explosives In Your Body. The human body contains no fewer ban four substances which are so inflammable - flammable that In a pure state they vlll "go off" by spontaneous combus- ion. For Instance , there Is phospho rus. The body of a person weighing .20 pounds contains twenty-two tunccs of this substance , which , as ivcrybody known , readily takes fire of ts own accord If exposed to the air. t is combined with lime to make the bones , taking the form of phosphate Ime. The body of a human being weighing 120 pounds contains nearly me and n half ounces of magnesium , wo ounces of H odium and nearly two nnd a half ounces of potassium. The first of these , a substance of silvery whiteness , Is so readily and fiercely combustible that it baa to bo kept Ightly corked In bottles to prevent it from igniting of Ho own accord. So dium will take fire If thrown Into water , and so likewise will potassium the latter with great violence , finally exploding and throwing a shower of parks into the nlr. New York World. Hospital Fighter * . Into n hospital caino two men with battered faces. "Street fight ? " said the Burgeon In charge. It was. Under the doctor's directions orderlies moved beds and patients around until the newcomers were separated the length of the ward. "In this case that precaution may not bo necessary. " he said , "but after a street brawl It very often is. Before we learned the peculiarities of those people It happened more than once that two men who were mortal ene mies were brought in and laid out side by side. Each saw his advantage nnd was foxy enough to keep still until both were left alone In adjoining cots ; then they sailed into each other tooth nnd nail , trying to finish the Job that had been interrupted in the street Once or twice they nearly succeeded. Now chance patients with pugilistic tendencies are placed so for apart that a neighborly interchange of uppercuts is out of the question. New York Press. FUNERALS TOO LUXURIOUS. Rev. George E. Cady Says Make Cre mation Within Reach of Poor. The wearing of black at funerals , expense of flowers , the luxury of being cremated and the cost of caskets were all commented upon before the TJnl tarian Ministers' association by the Rev. George B. Cady of the Pilgrim Congregational church , Dorchester , Mass. , in an address on the high cost of living. "The wearing of black at funerals is a sign of despair , not of a Christian home , " said Dr. Cady. "If death enda all , why , then , let us wear black. "As to the cost of modern funerals , we must set against the extravagance. The early Christian church knew notl * Ing of this luxury thnt we see today In the modern funeral. " After describing how much It costs nnd how much the average undertaker gets , figures showing the enormous profit in the business , Dr. Cady sug gested the supervision of the under taking business under municipal con trol. trol."Make "Make cremation within the reach of the poor , " said Dr. Cndy. Korea's Population. Figures recently published by the Japanese ministry of finance give th& population of Korea as 12,363,400 na tives , 143,040 Japanese and 11,701 for eigners. There Is plenty of room for very many more people , as the countr.t is COO miles long by 135 miles broad ! Its parallels are about the same as from Concord , N. IL , to Wilmington. N. C. Funeral of Chris. Rupp. West Point , Neb. , May 13. Special to The News : The funeral of Chris Rupp , who died suddenly on Wednes day , was held yesterday afternoon un der the auspices of Jordan lodge , No. 27 , Ancient Free nnd Accepted Masons - sons , and was very largely attended , numbers of relatives and friends from other towns and states gathering to do honor to their departed friend. Rev. L. J. Powell , pastor of the Grace Luth eran church , conducted the funeral services. Mr. Rupp was born in Can ada and had lived in Cuming county forty years. He was sheriff of the county for two terms , was mayor of West Point and for the past three years had represented the city on the board of supervisors , dying In the dis charge of his official duties as a mem ber of that body , being stricken with apoplexy during a meeting of the board and dying within an hour there after. Ho was a widower , his wife having preceded him in death seven years ago. Ho had no children. He leaves a brother , John Rupp of Blair , and three sisters , Mrs. Daniel Groner of Beemcr , Mrs. Chris Good of Blair and Mrs. Jacob Oswald of Friend , Neb. Ho was widely known and universally respected for his probity and force of character and for his never failing courtesy and kindness of heart 36 RUNNERS IN MARATHON. Race Extends From Freeburg , 111. , to Eads Bridge at St. Louis. St Louis , May 13. At noon today thirty-six local and visiting long dls- tanco runners will start from Free- burg , 111. , on the seventh annual mar athon race under the auspices of the Missouri Athletic club. The distance to bo covered , as in each previous race , will bo 2G miles and 365 yards , and the course will lead the runners j through Belleville , East St Louis and across the Eads bridge to the club house , n block from the western ter minus of the bridgo. Four men will carry the M , A. C. colors. There will bo seven entrants from Chicago nnd Uio remainder are unattached. L. J. Pnlltvant of Chicago cage , winner of last year's race , will not run this year. BUCK SCHOOLGIRL OF 70 WINS TWO GOLD MEDALS L * l Her Class and Was Late One * and Then Only Thr Mlnut * * . The proud wearer of two gold med als from the New York board of edu cation for merit in ctudy nnd attendance - anco in the primary department of public school 157 IB Mrs. Martha Har mon , who was born in slavery in Ken tucky seventy years ago. For four yearn this schoolgirl hni been learning her three Il'i , and ohe takes great pride in the tokens she has received showing hovr diligent her work has been and how in all that time she never missed school nnd wan late only once and then only three min utes. utes.When When she questioned the principal and the teachers they thought she was getting Information for ono of her family. They gave her the factfl as to enrolling nnd answered the timid ques tion she finally put as to the age re quirement of pupils. They had no Idea she meant herself when they told her thnt the only qualification necessary was a desire for education. Then she astonished them by asking that her name ho put on the list "You ? " they said. "Why , you don't really mean It , do yon ? " "Yes , I mean It. " she answered. "I'm only sorry that 1 didn't do it years ago. But If it ain't too late now , why , 1 want to learn all I can. " So she was put in the first class of the elementary department , nnd she has followed the course steadily since , being promoted with the rest of her class and showing a real proficiency in her studies , though the teachers had expected to indulge her , thinking that the long disuse of her mental facul ties might have dulled them. But instead of lagging she led. That's why she got the gold medal for her work. And her sense of punctual ity was on a par. In the worst storms she put on a heavy coat and old fash ioned mittens and trotted to school with her books under her arm. She Is absolutely unconscious of the fact that she is doing anything unusual. She doesn't think that at her ago she has outlived her usefulness. Mrs. Harmon was a girl when her people took her into Ohio , where slav ery was taboo. She lived in Dayton , and it Is said that her name was taken from the family of Judson Harmon , the present governor of Ohio. PREFER DEATH BY SHOOTING. Utuh Murderers Never Choose the Al ternative of Hanging. Why do condemned murderers choose shooting In preference to hanging ? Since the state of Utah passed a law giving convicts this choice , Arthur Pratt , warden of the Utah state pris on , has not had one who would go to the gallows. On one occasion a mur derer refused to make a choice , nnd the Judge sentenced him to be hanged. Pratt was warden of the Utah peni tentiary when It was a government prison twenty-two yeara ago. Eight years ago he was appointed warden and since thnt time has made it ono of the model prisons of the country. "Utah has a law which allows a con demned murderer to choose cither hanging or shooting as a mode of dy ing , " said Warden Pratt "This work is done by the sheriffs of each county , but in the penitentiary yard. So far we have not had a man who has chos en hanging. Once n murderer refused to make a choice , and the Judge sen tenced him to be hanged. Shooting is the more humane. It is painless and instantaneous. The condemned man Is led to the prison yard , seated on a chair nnd if he desires is blindfolded Five men armed with rifles nre then mnrched to within ten paces of the man. Four of the rifles contain ball cartridges. The fifth has a blank shell A target is pinned over the heart of the condemned man , all five guards take careful nlm , nnd at n signal the volley Is fired. The ordeal Is over In a few moments , whereas in hanging the suspense nnd suffering last for many minutes. " Entire Town of Concrete Houses. A new town near Gnlveston , Tex. , Is to be built entirely of concrete houses , molded on the spot by the use of steel forms constructed in sections. THE DATE OF EASTER. A According to the present sys tem of determining Easter , it can never fall before the 22d of March or later than the 25th of April. In 1701 nnd 1818 Easter fell on the first possible day thnt is , the 22d of March-but that will not happen again dur ing Uie present century. Next year , however , will be the nearest - est date , ns Easter then falls on March 23. The latest Easter of this century will occur in 1043. when it will fall on the 25th of April , or the latest day possible First Varsity Boat Races. Springfield , Mass. , May 13. There was a goodly number of visitors hero today to witness the first of the "var sity boat races of the season , the crews representing Yale nnd the Unl- vorslty of Pennsylvania. The Indlca tlonn were for Ideal conditions for the event , which was llxort nt 5 o'clock. Pennsylvania , because of her veteran crow , was nt first favored over the green crow from Now Haven In whnt llttlo betting was done. Missouri-Kansas Track Meet. Lawrence , Kan. , Mny 13. The trnck- squad of Missouri university nt Colum bia Is hero todny seventeen strong for the meet with the Kansas university track team this afternoon. Lady Decles Doing Well. London , Mny 13. Lady Deelep , who underwent an operation for appendi citis yesterday , was reported today as making satisfactory recovery. SOUTH DAKOTA AT A GLANCE. gatlon of another accident nt Elk Point , there being loss of life In both cnscs. The latent of the big Dnkotn ranches to bo broken up for farm and blooded stock raising purposes Is the famous Carpontor-Sanborn ranch near Puk- wnnn , Brulo county. This ranch orig inally contained 14,000 acres , but now consists of 6.GOO acres. Arrangements are being completed for n big historic pageant to bo put on In Ynnkton during the semicentennial celebration of Dakota , depleting the earliest days among the Indians and French traders. The dates of the cel ebration are Juno 11 to 17. The stnte engineer's depnrtmont nt Pierre has Issued a permit to Fred C. Doody nnd Adolf L. Bernard , giving them the right to appropriate the wa ters of False Bottom creek In Law rence county. The application has been bitterly fought by other Innd owners. A Gettysburg saloonkeeper when o Henry Baker , who was sent from Campbell county on n charge of adult ery. ery.The The Knights of Columbus of Huron mvo chartered n specinl train to take .hem to Wntertown for Inltlntory ex-1 erclses. Business man and farmers in north western Stnnley county have taken stock in a now creamery to bo estab- ished at Mllesvllle. Clnus Moon , a farmer near Daven port , dropped dead while plowing. In the presence of about 3,000 peo- ) le , the cornerstone of the new ? 100- 100 Brookings county court house was aid with impressive ceremonies. In n declamatory contest at Ft. Pierre Miss Ruth Gleckler was declar ed the winner. She will represent that section of the state in the state contest at Vermilllon. Shriners are gathering in Sioux Falls from all parts of the state to attend the spring ceremonial of El Rlad temple tomorrow. It Is expected that about 600 visiting Shriners will attend. The state railway commission has set May 17 as the date for investiga tion of a railway accident at Salem and May 18 as the date for the Invest- ! brought into court on a charge of sell ing liquor to a 7-ycar-old boy , put up the defense that at the time his place was so crowded thnt he did not notice the difference in size of the customer of that age and for that reason al lowed him to buy. William Issenhuth , state's attorney of Splnk county , was shot and serious ly wounded by William Tomsha : Is senhuth was struck In the hip and hand , but will recover. Tomsha was examined by the insanity board two weeks ago , but was discharged. He blamed Issenhuth for instituting these proceedings. FRIDAY FACTS. Dr. E. L. Brush returned from Fos ter. Henry Hanse returned from a busi ness trip to Nellgb. W. S. Wanser of Plalnvlew is In the city transacting business. County Attorney James Nichols of Madison is here on business. Phillip Kirch of Chicago , enroute to. Portland , Ore. , was here visiting with' friends. Mrs. L. B. Nicola is at Washington , la. , spending a few months' visit with relatives. Mrs. E. L. Brush went to Atkinson , where she Is spending a few days with her parents. Mrs. George B. Chrlstoph returned from Lincoln , where she attended the convention of the Eastern Star. Miss Johanna Hagey , who was here visiting with her parents , Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Hagey , has gone to Los Angeles , Cal. Cal.W. W. B. Golden , freight Inspector of the Northwestern road , with headquar ters at Fremont , was in the city on business. Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Pangle and daughter have returned from n month's sojourn in California and oth er western coast cities. Clifford Parish Is suffering from an attack of throat trouble. J. W. Reeco and family have moved to Omaha from 810 South Eighth street. The Royal Neighbors will hold a regular meeting in the G. A. R. hall this evening. Miss Bernlre Mapes , who has been ill for several days , Is now reported somowhnt Improved. George McKny of Humphrey has ac cepted a position In the Northwestern freight depot as holper. The Northwestern freight depot nnd the entire working force was photo graphed Thursday afternoon. The llttlo fairies of the Lincoln schools , who took part in the operetta recently , were photographed yester day. Conductor S. L. Miller Is enjoying n two weeks' vacation. Conductor Charles Fuerst Is substituting for Con ductor Miller. Mr. nnd Mrs. W. II. Buttorflold ure expected to return to Norfolk Satur day night from California , where they spent the winter. Mrs. Sadie Woodruff has returned from Plalnvlow. Her household goods were installed In the living rooms of the Union Pacific restaurant. Mayor John Friday is suffering from quinsy , an allmotit which In common In Norfolk nt this time. The mayor wan able to bo out of bed Frldny , The recovery of the little daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs , A. E , Chnmhors now seems practically assured. The llttlo girl wait much better Frldny morning. The U. C. T. ladles will meet Satur day night In the G. A. It. hall , the name time the U. C , T. men liavo their regular meeting , for n social soHBlon. M. C. Fraser claims the record cntch of catfish for the scnson. Lnnt evenIng - Ing Mr. Frnsor succeeded In hauling out of the river , close to this city , six-pounder. John Knyl , who In ncciiHod In n local weekly publication of shooting n robIn - In , enters a protest. What was thought to bo a robin was really n woodpecker , says Mr. Knyl. Donnld Hardy , night trnnsfor clerk nt the Northwestern freight depot , ban succeeded Day Clerk Max Hollornmn , who has Eugene Osborn's position. Osborn is now stntlon ngont at Hadar. Supt. C. II. Reynolds of the North western road has gene west on an In spection trip. General Foreman Col- well of the same rend started on his north line Inspection trip at the snmu time. time.Walter Walter Howe , Herman Schelly and Phillip O. Hill made The Heights res- Idcnco district merry with music front mandolin nnd guitar Thursday night , when they serenaded many of their friends. Jake Walters , a printer In the em ploy of The News force , made a trip to Madison Friday , where ho pro cured a mnrrlngo license. The wed ding Is to take place In this city Sun day. The brldo will como from Lin coln. Casslus Uhllg , tlio traveling sales- mnn who wns reported Improved from n long siege of throat trouble , IH now suffering from a second attack. His nunt from Fremont Is expected here todny to attend him. Ho IH confined to his room In the A. C. Stear boardIng - Ing house. While mnking nn inspection of the newly constructed Ludwlg Koonlgsteln residence Thursday evening , John KoenlgBtcIn accidentally fell a short distance In the collar of thnt homo nnd sustained injuries to his shoulder which necessitated the nttendnnco of a physician. Mrs. George B. Christoph and Miss Edith Vlele nre nt Lincoln nttendlng the convention of the Eastern Stnr. Miss Vlelo writes from Lincoln thnt the town is packed with delegates to four conventions which are being held there this week. Miss Vlelo will re turn homo Saturday. Arrangements are completed for to night's Elks May party. Marquardt hall , in which place the party will take place , is beautifully decorated , decorators under the supervision of A. L. Killian having been busy for some time with this work. Vogot'a orchestra will furnish the music of the evening. Refreshments will be served. The A. K. A. C. team , under the management of A. O. Hnr.cn , defeated the Ledcrer team of the Baptist church last night by a score of 15 to 9. This Is the third successive victory for the A. K. A. C.s , who were espe cially good in hitting. Batteries : Stltt and Madsen ; Ogden , Kutch , South and Lobdoll. Umpires , Mapes and Blakeman. Notwithstanding the fact that Man ager Wolcott of the Northwestern eating - ing house claimed that Pat Soules did not strike Ulysses Jackson with n brick , Judge Elseley imposed a fine of $10 upon Pat. A large crowd attended the trial of Soules and Jackson. Dr. C. J. Verges , who sowed up the ugly wound on Jackson's head , was sub poenaed as a witness. Ho testified that the wound was probably made with some sharp instrument. Soules declared he hit Jackson with his fist and thnt he had fallen against some obstruction. Firemen have completed all arrange ments for the part they will take in the parade and Memorial day services , j ' Committees have been appointed who are working systematically to have every fireman in the department out on that day. At Wednesday's meeting of the department a vote of thanks was extended to the Chicago nnd Northwestern Railroad company for the ? 60 donation which the railroad presented the department for the work the fire fighters executed on the Junc tion eating house blaze. The last game of the high school baseball season will bo played on the driving park diamond nt 2:30 : Satur day afternoon. Both teams are anx ious to win this game and the mem bers of the Norfolk team promise an exciting contest. Nellgh is considered by the Norfolk players as the best team they have yet played with. The diamond Is In splendid shape and an effort is being made by some admirers of the team to induce the Norfolk band to render some popular music with which It will be endeavored to secure a largo attendance. Because the school board's regular meeting is a month hence , a special meeting is being arranged for next week at which the consideration of the numerous applications for the va cancy made by the resignation of Supt F. M. Hunter will come up. Many ap plications are already In the hands of the board of education and besides the long distance telephone messages , members of the board have been per sonally talked to on the subject by as pirants for the vacancy. "It will bo a hard matter to choose the right man , " says ono member of the board. The plow that Is cutting streets into the right proportions in various parts of the city has become the object of much comment. The plow has been accused of the ruination of potato patches and truck gardens. In one portion of the city , the planter of a large patch of potatoes heldup his hands in horror when ho arrived homo to find that a largo part of the patch had been plowed up by way of city Improvements. Some of these streetn have never been put to good use nnd the people have used part of them for \ their personal property. The plow is used to mnke gutters to enable the standing wnter to drain off.