The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-08-10

dry weather would have been as con
siderable grain which has not been har.
vested will be in bad shape, neither. will
it do the grain in shock any good. The
streets are becoming very muddy, much
to the discomfort of those compelled to be
out.
Postmaster Sprecher is now better
prepared than ever to handle the large
issue of the Nebraska Workman, which
is published ut this office. He has new
rack that will hold i6 sacks, and the
clerk who distributes the mail can there
fore make ~ separations. This greatly
facilitates the handling of large
amount of mail matter and was almost
necessity. The August issue Of the
Workman is just being finished
The invitations have been issued for
the commencement exercises of the
Nebraska Normal college which will be
held at Wayne August llth to 18th.
Miss Christina o. Lundquist, formerly
of this city, graduates from the teachers
department on Tuesday, August l5, her
stbject being keep OFF the Grass. I"
Chauncy Childs is down for vocal solo
on the program Of the Crescent Literary
society on the evening Of the llth.
The base ball nine that went down to
Stanton yesterday to do up club of
Stantonites came home with their ban
ners trailing in the dust and the players
somewhat crestfallen. The Stanton fell
lows did them up to the tune of II to IL.
Blood and Noyes were the battery for
Norfolk and Noyes did some excellent
work in the box, but his support was not
as good as it might have been. The
Stanton players scored but one safe hit
while there were L strike outs on their
side.
The switch engine was nearly derailed
at the Y south Of the city yesterday.
Some boys had put spikes on the rails,
either for fun or through cussedness,
and when the engine struck them it
came very close to going off and over
the embankment, which at that place is
quite steep and would have proved dis.
astrous, if not to life, at least to the en-
gine and other railway property. The
boys who did the trick were not caught
and it is quite likely that they did not
realize the enormity of their offense,
but if in the future they will consider
that they are not alone breaking very
stringent law, but may be endangering
the lives Of number of people, it is
probable that they will not repeat the
transaction.
City Clerk Stitt. in common with
other Norfolk gentlemen, has extracted
considerable comfort from wearing the
white linen clothing which has been SO
much in vogue this summer, but he has
found that there are disagreeabls feat
ures also connected Herewith For in
stance, last evening he was employed in
sprinkling his garden and was hanging
the hose over the fence when the nozzle
dipped in the dirt, with the result that
the stream of water quickly converted
the dirt into mud with which the dap
per clerks glistening white clothes were
literally despatched. 1t is unnecessary
to add that his appearance was anything
but presentable after his involuntary
bath.
Tnur,,a1. L.
roader, discussing the report from Nor
folk that the proposed road between
that city and Yankton, S. d, will be
built this fall, says that the scheme is
not practical one, and he doubts if
sufficient capital can be secured to
build the road. The territory through
which the proposed road would pass is
now iwell supplied with railroads, the
Northwestern system having the ground
we'll covered with branches, besides lines
of other systems having branches IN the
territory. From the fact that the coun-
try is we'll supplied with railroads it is
not believed that eastern capitalists will
be anxious to sink their money ina road
that has so little promise for the future.
In connection with the Elkhorn this new
road would open up considerable terri
to Lincoln that is now held exclusively
by Sioux City and Omaha. 1t would
also prove of great benefit to Yankton.
Road Notice to Land Owners.
To All Whom it May Concern
The commissioner appointed to veiw
and locate road commencing at the
northeast corner of the southeast
quarter of the southeast quarter of SEQ
tion 30 in township ~ north, range l
west in Madison county, Nebraska, and
the northwest corner of the southwest
quarter of the southwest quarter of Sec
tion 81 in township % north, range
east, in Stanton county, Nebraska, rum
ming thence south on county line about
so rods to the township line between
townships 2l and %, thence west ON