The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-05-04

motive engineer of the i. Il. & NJ. V.
company, has written n book in which
are told his varied experiences as a rail.
road man. The book will he brought
/ out by au eastern firm. Frcds' many
friends will he eager to obtain copy OF
his book as soon as it appears. and hope
that IL may prove n profitable business
venture as it no doubt will be All inter
csting and thrilling narrative.
Neigh Leader; Judge Robinson of
! Madison, has been retained by the
Inghram boys to assist the county ut.
torney in the prosecution of a, o. Hois.
ington of Elgin, charged with the steal.
ing of COW, the property of their
mother, now deceased Tho defense is
represented by Judge Barnes of Norfolk,
and IT is said that he will attack the
legality of the statute upon which the
prosecution is based. 1t is presumed
| the case will be among the first jury
cases tried at the next term of court.
There is n noticeable advance being
made this season by the farmers and
residents of this section in the planting
of fruit and shade trees. They can be
seen going out by the wagon load every
day 1t is an indication of the deep con
cern that is taking possession OF the peo-
pie to make their homes beautiful and
to raise, themselves, their own fruit.
There is n good deal of small fruit al
ready raised in this region. Northeast
ern Nebraska is we'll adapted to the pro-
ducton of most kinds of small fruit and
within few years its annual output i'll
this direction will not be of small value.
Tie railroad building that is going on
in western Nebraska and Wyoming is
creating lively demand for laborers.
The wages paid are $l.i5 and $l.S5 II
day. Large numbers are leaving daily
from Omaha and there is call for all
who can be obtained. An Omaha firm,
who makes busines, of employing men
says: The demand for common labor
ers this spring is greater than 1t has
been in 10 years. We have had long
experience in this business and do not
recall Il time when there was so much
work offered the unskilled toiler." In
view of such testimony there Is little eX.
cuse for able bodied men to be trampinG
about the country and little sympathy
should be shown the professional hobo
George w. SchwenlS returned thi.
noon from trip to North Manchester
Ind, where he was summoned some ter
days ago by the illness of his father. HI
arrived there eight hours after his faith
er's death but was present at the funera
: services and stayed some days ut the ole
home. The Rays Of Light, published a
North Manchester, Ind, says of Mr.
: Schwenk' 5 senior; "Mr. Schwenl1 wa
born in Germany February %, 1880, ant
, was aged 50 years, month and 2S days
He came to America about the year S5'
and settled in Ohio, and afterward
moved to this county, locating in tn
:, vicinity of Urbana, where he engaged
, in farming for u number Of years, ant
then moved to farm near this plac
and later retired from active work ant
moved to his late home in the Thirt
ward. He was married to Carolin
Haupert, September ~, 1851. To then
were born four sons and four daughters
three sons and three daughters still sur
viva. The funeral services occurred
Sunday from the Lutheran church o
which he was mamber, conducted b,
the pastor, Rev. d. f. Thomas. A larg
concourse of sorrowing friends followed
the remains to their last resting place il
. Oaklawn cemetery
The day has been one of the most dis
agreeable of the spring. The wind ha
blown furious gale since early morn
ing from the southeast and great cloud
I. of dust have made life tedious on tn
9 street and out of doors, while indoor
:. the housewife has gone distracted by tn
: sight of her rooms, so recently cleaned
. filled with the grimy sand and the fur
4 niture covered with dust. White cover
: let's have turned black and dark closet
have not escaped the invasion of tn
: sitting sand. Business houses and Office
), have suffered i'll the same way. TIL
= outlook is made encouraging by tn
n promise of the weather bureau tina
e there is to be rain tonight followed b
n cooler weather. There has been yer
!, little rain in this locality the past month
o Old timers, who are credited with know
ing the signs of the times, declare tina
!. there will be plenty of rain during neS
: month and June. In Iowa and Illinoi
there has been immense rain fall tn
spring which has greatly delayed seet
ing. While more rain is wanted her,
less rain is wanted there. Such da
as this has been, impels all to eagerl
desire n phappa i'm tha ruppipu Of ~