The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-07-20

stations and by the time the train
reached its destination it was probably
crowded.
Mrs. Josephine Hull took several fine
productions of her brush to Humphrey
this morning. One was fruit paint
ing, which she was about to deliver to a
customer and was an exceedingly fine
picture and true to nature. The
other two were excellent lkenesses of
Mr.. Bryan and Ex. Senator Allen.
The cold storage people shipped an
other carload of eggs to headquarters at
Lowell, Mass yesterday. Since coming
under the new management the cold
storage is proving an important business
factor in Norfolk and North Nebraska.
The people are pleased to witness its
success and hope it may always continue
The German Lutherans are arranging
for missionary picnic to be held in the
grove of Herman Newman, this side of
Stanton, tomorrow. A good program of
OENStSAoSo itso pOSAi uA uuSSi NI''Htl
will he served. Rev Klug of Hadar
will preach in the forenoon and preach.
ing will also be held in the afternoon
Everybody is invited to attend the
picnic.
The trustees of Gates college have Sc.
cured meeting of the Congregational
board of education, which will be held
next week when the college will be re.
organized on an academic basis Nc
funds have yet been received to pay OIL
the old Indebtedness of the college, but
it is hoped that some arrangements fo,
wiping out the debt may be made at the
meeting of the board.
Emerson, the young son of Supt. D
G. O'Connor, this morning fell from the
roof of the house and sustained some
painful bruises. Repairs are under way
on the property and the ladders were tot
great temptation for the little fellow
to resist. Had it not been for the fac
that considerable loose dirt had beer
filed in around the house, the fall migh
have resulted far more seriously.
The grading that has been done OF
the sugar factory road, over which form
erly ran the electric street railway
tracks, is an improvement that all who
have occasion to drive that way will ap
ciate. There are other roads leading
out of the city that could be benefited
by similar treatment and it is hoped
that the good work will not be allowed
to lag until all causes for complaint by
farmers who make this city their trad
ing point has been removed
Madison Chronicle: l.. @. Largen
electrician from Wayne, was in the city
Thursday and Friday of last week look
ing over the ground and interviewing
the city council, preparatory to drafting
plans and specifications for an electric.
light plant at this place. 1t is rec
ognizet fact that Wayne has one of the
very finest plants in the state, and Mr.
Largen's draft will be on similar plan
no doubt. Mr.. Largen is expected here
again this evening to attend meeting
of the citizens, at which time his plans
and specifications will come before that
body.
A Winside sheep raiser, f. w. Sorn-
berger, made the first shipment of WOO
ever sent to market from that point, thii
week. 1t was the seasons clip from
$50 sheep, weighed 1850 pounds and
brought s26s. 1t averaged per sheep
seven and one-half pounds. the price
averaging $l.O5 per animal. In addi.
tion to this Mr.. Sornbergor has an in.
crease of 225 lambs from his flock, il
thus being nearly doubled. The gentle.
man is much pleased with his venture.
He bought the flock last fall and figures
that the increase and wool by this fall
will be worth all the original flock cost.
As the feed Of the sheep costs very little,
they being able to live and grow fat
where other animals would starve, il
will be seen that as a profit producer