The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-08-24

WOrKmen are engaged III plhsterlnR
the new additions to the Congregational
church, the exterior having been finished
for some time, all but painting. The
new additions will be ready to use in
about two weeks
Messrs w. b. and w s. Vail pur.
chased from Madison parties w ,dnesday
Reno Chief, horse Of handsome ap.
pearanoe and that promises some fast
speed in the future, The animal is ELI.
gible to the green races,
Til Waller and @. s. Smith of Madi.
son passed through the city yesterday
with Minnie ID, the animal that was
defeated in tho race at the fair grounds
last week and which they purchased
from Norman Durfee OF Pierce
Mr. and Mrs. Powers, Mr.. and Mrs
Barnes, Mrs. Mary Mathewson, Miss
Lyle Wilkinson, Mr.. and Mrs Utter,
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Davenport, Misses
Fannie Davenport and Lizzie Sharpless,
Mr.. and Mrs William Bridge, Miss Jes,
sic Bridge comprised picnic party at
the Yellow Banks today
Peter Koutz, his sister Sophia and Mrs.
Waddell, were driving in from Hoskins
yesterday, and when within short dis
tance from town teamster behind
tried to pass them, striking their buggy
and upsetting it. All the occupants were
thrown out except Mrs Waddell, but
none sustained serious injuries.
Dr. Fred f. Teal and his brother
Steb, p Waldron, Jr., and III. T,
Haverstock came up from Omaha last
evening for the purpose of going out to
the Yellow Banks camping, where they
will remain q week or more. AL.
Hallam of Omaha is also expected up to
| Join the others and share their outing
tomorrow
The name of Major Tracy of this
place appears in the list of nominations
for commissioned officers in the five pro
visional regiments which are to be or.
ganized, sent by Governor Poynter tc
Secretary of War Root. The Norfolb
friends of Mr.. Tracy sincerely hope the
recommendation of the governor will be
adopted by the war department.
w. H. (Coin) Harvey is in the city
and will speak tonight at Marquardt'
hall on the subject which has made hin
famous. Mr., Harvey is one of the lead
ing exponents of the free coinage of sill
yer ut the ratio of rs TO j. his "Financia
School" containing the leading argu
ments used in the presidential campaign
of 1896. The hall will undoubtedly bt
as given in his address on Law ant
Civilization"
1t is suggested that Norfolk coult
we'll afford to devote q few days thi
fall to street fair and racing meet
There has been nothing of public ma
ture to draw a crowd here since Decora
tion day, and it is well known fac
that a town is materially benefited by
giving inducements to people of the sur
rounding country and towns to come il
and enjoy themselves day or two
The street fair idea is being adopted b,
many cities and its novelty will un
doubtedly serve to make it popular TO
years.
The concert to be given at the Con
gregational church next Tuesday even
ing by Mr.. Ludwig Koenigstein AM
Miss Nellie Gerecke. promises to be on
of the finest musical entertainment
ever held in the city. When it is con
sidered that both these young musician
are Norfolk people, and that their abil
ity is far above the usual run of profes
sionals, there is every reason why the
should be greeted by large audience a
home on the occasion of their first az
pearance together. The price of admis
sion has been placed at 30 cents, that {
children under l2 years at 25 cents
Tickets are on sale at Leonard's.
The officers are hot on the trail of tn
grafters spoken of the other day wh
bothered and robbed a young foreigne
ON the NJ. e. o. train. The followin
indicates that they have captured {
least one. 1t is special to the Bee frol
, Ponca, dated the 18th: County Alto
ney j. Nj. Hench and Sheriff II. T
Hart returned from Wakefield toda
|, and brought back with them man VIII
claims his name is Edwin G. Oakle
+ and his home Omaha. The officers wei
/ called to Wakefield upon a telegram frol
Detective M. ID. Bresnan, who is in II
employ of the Omaha railroad, who hs
effected Oakley's arrest after an excitir
chase across country for assaulting ar
robbing a very youthful Assyrian pee
dler on the train just outside of Wax
field on Monday evening last"
The circus last evening was attende
, by a fair sized crowd most of whom we