The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-12-28

y. -. shelton, the travelnR mhn NJ
the Pacific, Is very low. One Of his
daughters arrived last evening from
| South Dakota to attend him.
Damascus chapter, No. %, r. A. M,
will hold q special comvocation this
evening to confer p. M. and M. Il. M.
degrees. All companions are cordially
invited to be present.
The Epworth league of the NJ. f.
church will give a social tomorrow even
ing at the residence of G. M. Thompson
in the Heights. There will be n pro-
gram and refreshments will be served.
Everybody welcome.
The sheet iron chimney in the Rees
building occupied by True's candy
kitchen, became so hot last evening
that it set the woodwork on fire, but the
flames were ex%tinguished with n bucket
of water before they had made any
Roadway. An alarm was not turned in.
Stanton Register: Norfolk has n
Jack the PEPPER" who makes himself
obnoxious to the good people in the
Sugar City by peering into the windows
at night. Some of the citizens are carry
ing q gun for him and he may get
winged.
Stanton Register: w. +. Pettee was
down from Norfolk the first three days
of this week and did some repair work
on the Harding creamery separator sta
ton here. He fitted up the gasoline
engine there in fine shape making it run
as good as it did when first put in. Mr..
Pettee is an excellent man for the posi-
ton he holds and the Harding creamery
company could not get a better man.
Chas. Kierchoff, an employee at the
sugar factory, was the victim of an &C.
cident last night between 8 and 10
o'clock which resulted in a broken leg.
He went to one of the pulleys and was
endeavoring to throw a belt by kicking
it off when he slipped and his leg was
caught in the wheel with the result
that the tibia or shin bone was broken.
He received prompt surgical help and
the bone was set.
World. Herald: The Owens brothers,
railroad contractors of Norfolk, and who
have been extensively engaged all fall
in the west for the Union Pacific COM
pany, have shut down for the winter.
d. M. Owens is at the Merchants hotel,
and he says they will resume work in
Wyoming at the break of spring, as
there is an enormous lot of it to be done
out there. He added that the prospects
never looked brighter for plenty of work
in the west the coming year.
The opera house continues to assume
proportions with a rapidity that is sur
prising to those who confidently proph-
esied that it wouldn't be complete before
next summer some time. The plasterers
are putting on the walls and ceiling
with wonderful swiftness, the lathing
is nearly completed and the floor of the
stage has been laid. Mr.. Warrant has
been notified that the furniture has
been shipped from Chicago and will be
here in a few days. The Kansas City
people have also notified him that the
scenery is completed and ready for
shipment.
The cold storage plant at this place
has, during the past season, shipped
from here 30 cars of eggs of 455 cases
each, for which the farmers and mer-
chants received $54, 800. besides this
there were shipped at different times
other consignments in less than car
load lots which would probably bring
the amount paid out for eggs up to
$4,000. The butter and other produce
handled would bring the total amount
of business done at this end of the line
up to about $4,000. Mr.. Dexter hopes
to increase this business next year and
is now making improvements with that
end in view.
In a letter from E. A. Burnett, of the
department of ANIMAL husbandry Of the
agricultural experiment station at Lin
olh w VLO PiOoiuOhU VI AO =
institute he encloses a skeleton program
of the institute to be held here January
26 and 27. He recites the following as
some of the features of the meeting
"Dr. Peters, our veterinarian, who has
had a wide experience with hog cholera,
black leg and other animal diseases,
will be with you, also Mr.. Henry Wal
lace, probably one of the best posted
cattle men in the central west, is ON the
program. He has promised to give us
one week only in January, and / have
placed him upon the series which closes
at Norfolk. You will find him a great
attraction and / hope you will advertise
him widely and secure a large audience.
He is the only man who has been secured
from outside the state and is very strong
in institute work. Prof. Il. l.. Lyon