The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-05-04
THE NORTHWEST.
NEBRASKA,

Struggling" has been all the rage Tor the
past few days, and the strikers have been do
ing most Of 1t, in Plattsmouth. The scaus
and city police are receiving more than their
share OF attention, and several of them carry
sore heads. Stephen Auzzell, "a city police
man, has been acting very officious In the
minds Of some of the strikers, and on three
iifereut Occasions has been hurt sadly. Last
Friday he entered d soloon on lower Main
treet to arrest striker, and had scarcely en-
cred tine door when the performance of
'slugging him was repeated. The city mar
hal W Is In front of the saloon at the time,
and In consequence of his not assisting Buzz
:cll it is proposed to prosecute him as well as
to ask for his dismissal Seven or eight riot
ers were arrested and more expected to
ollow.
The Elkhorn Investment company, COM
posed mainly of travelling men, of whom
many reside at Norfolk, recently purchased
IN eighty scre trsct of land hafa mile west
# the business portion bt the city, had IL
Jlatted, and today formally otsned the spring
Doom by grand procession, headed by Il
and and composed of a long string of car
riages and stockholders, containing cit,
fficials, officers of the company, railroad,
newspaper aud real estate men, visitors, citi-
.ens generally, and Ell Perkins, bound to
''get there" as well as other people. The pro
ession, marsiiai!ed by 8. Hayes, l. Van
Horn and Kary Sey, Went west on Main streel
o Hillside Terrace, the new addition, and
hen travcrsed the principal settled portions
junction. short speeches were tfisde Try D. A
Iolmcs, Geo. P Moore, and Hon. A. B. Slatrl
# Wayne The speakers expressed wha
very one feels--great confdcncein the futur,
| Of Norfolk. Your reporter was surprised tt
see the number Of number of new residence
| going up already. Some new enterprises arr
| ,tarting up among which are second bricl
| yard and artificial stone works. New bust
,ess houses are to be erected, waterwork
viii soon be in operation, the electric lgh
| ystem introduced, sewers, built, etc. unde
| the conviction that Norfolk is to take higl
| ank among the cities of Nebraska, propert
las already doubled in value within year
| md is rapidly appreciating.
| iOWk.
Spencer has building and loan assoca
! Ia
| Eric Ehricson, of Poweshiek codht-, va
.lmost fatally injured this week by bein
| brown under fraction, team, and the
irawn under harrow, the teeth OF whlcl
acerated his body fearfully,
| There have been twenty-five cafes of con
| agious diseases reported to the board o
,calth of Davenport thus far this month, o
which number twelve were diphtheria, min
| carlet fever and one measles.
| at the interstate oratorical contest held II
| Mason City last night, Sue Schemerhorn, O
| hat city, secured the prize; Ida Simouson
| Il Clear Lake, second, and Bert Dale of tina
| ity, third. Six schools were represented il
ne contest
| One day last week the three little sons o
onn E,ars, residing IN Garner TOWNSHIP
'ottawattamie county, started out for hun
md the first game they encountered was
aonster wildcat, weighing thirty pounds
| they had two good dogs with them and a
'nce commenced an attack on the untsme
cline. They had regular pitched battle
lasting several minutes, but his catship wa
atd out and the boys cam9 off victorious.
Crcston has young man who makes
] business of walking the floor nights. He I'm
taines that woman ho lives in town FIRE
tuently calls him, and he Is powerless unde
ne spell, gets up, goes to his trunk, remove
lis clothes and performs numerous and diver
ther pranks, to tho Amusement OF the guest
1t the hotel where he boards. He Is entircl
unconscious of being up, and when told G
lis pranks claims that he is under the spe