The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-11-23

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ing to the effect that all passengers for
Sioux City from points between Nor.
folk and Emerson must change cars at
the latter place. 1t has heretofore been
the custom for the morning train to go
through to Sioux City without a change
while the afternoon train changed n
car or two at that place.
The painters who have been putting
the large signs for yeast foam on the
various buildings of the city, this morn.
ing put a large and noticeable sign for
the Star Clothing store on the roof OF
Davenport's livery barn. They also
painted a sign for Hoyer on the front of
his photograph gallery. They handle
the brush with remarkable dizziness and
attract considerable attention.
A horse hitched to one of the hacks
caused considerable excitement on the
streets last evening, his action being
quite nj of the ordinary. He kicked
and rared and plunged in quite a sense.
less fashion for a time and endangered
the safety of vehicle and harness but
was finally quoted without any great
amount of damage being done. What
caused the animals strange action was
not definitely ascertained.
Two additional brick.masons were
put to work on the new opera house this
morning and the increase III force has
a noticeable effect on the movement OF
the work. The two men who started
on the work this morning were +. n.
Messick of Wayne, who has been work
ing ON the new court house of that place,
and Ben Ayers of this city. Another
mason is expected from Madison to be-
gin work tomorrow morning. A portion
of the walls of the building have now
reached a height within a few feet of
the top of THE NEWS Office.
The ladies of the Heights participated
IN a progressive party yesterday after
noon an evening which resulted in a
most enjoyable time. The first meeting
place was at the home of Mrs. j.. B..
Maynard where the first course of n
series of refreshments were served.
From there they went to the home Of
Mrs. H. l.. Snyder and were served
additional refreshments. Later III the
evening they were joined by the gentle
men and the company was again served
with light refreshments, the ladies
acting out a charade during the serving
of the course.
+. H. Beck has returned from Sioux
City where he made arrangements for a
50.light dynamo which will be placed in
the Sugar City Cereal mills to furnish
the light required for night work. This
arrangement is not only expected to be
more satisfactory than the old method
by producing more and better light, but
it will lessen the danger from fire con-
siderably. The mills are rapidly assum-
ing the place of a leading industry, not
only in Norfolk but in this entire section
of the state and the people will note
with pleasure this new evidence of prog
ress on the part of the management.
The ringing of the Congregational
church bell about II o'clock last night
was the cause of many people appearing
on the streets and at doors and windows
inquiring the why and wherefore.
Many thought it was the signal an
%nouncing the appearance of the met
eors in the heavens, but a searching
glance failed to reveal the expected dis
play. About 10 or 20 persons, including
the mayor appeared at the church but
could not ascertain the reason for the
unusual occurrence. 1t is supposed, how
ever, that some hilarious youngsters
climbed into the belfry and rang the
bell.
Yankton Press and Dakotan: j. NJ
Duus will ship a carload of beer to his
brother A. M. Duus in LIE Mars, Iowa,
thereby paying an election bet. The
car was on exhibition at the American
State bank. 1t is lSinches long, 9 inches
high and 60 inches wide and it will
hold just a dozen pint bottles of beer.
The car was made by John 7. Coxhead
and is a perfect model. 1t is painted
yellow, with black trucks and a red roof
and rests upon a section of railway track
in miniature. 1t is marked "Yankton,
Norfolk & Southwestern railway" and
is the first car bearing the label of that
road, ever constructed.
j. w. Rose has been appointed travel
ing auditor for the American Beet Sugar
company, and will have his headquar'
tiers at Oxnard, California. Mr.. Rose
has beer with the Sugar company fol-
four years, first as b~ookkeeper at the
Norfolk factory, and this year in the
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