The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-05-25

row morning.
The Business Mems meeting was not
held last evening owing to the storm
which prevailed.
Miss Victoria Nelson leaves for Ere.
mont tomorrow morning where she will
attend the normal school
The hospital orchestra will furnish
the music for the High school commence.
ment exercises on the evening of June 2.
Trinity Church. Protestant Episcopal.
Whitsunday. Morning Service 10 :45.
Sunday school II 10. Evenir & service
Z 80.
The coadjutor bishop chosen at
Omaha by the Episcopal council for this
diocese is Rev. A. L. Williams Of
Chicago.
Dr. Holden has rented the Rome Mil.
Ter residence property and his family
will occupy it as soon as it is vacated by
DIR. p. II. Salter.
At a meeting of the fire department
held last evening Messrs. Pasewalk,
Clements and Hartford were appointed
a committee to solicit funds from the
business men for a Fourth of July cele.
bration.
Last evening about o'clock, in the
heavy shower which was in progress,
the lightning struck the house of George
Good on North First street, badly shat
tering the northwest corner of the build
ing. The family were fortunately not
injured.
The very heavy rain of the past two
days has prevented the public from at
tending the sample sale which the Pres.
byterian ladies have been holding. Ow-
ing to this fact the ladies will continue
their sale next week, beginning Monday
afternoon, May 22nd.
VIM. Warneke came down from
Wakefield this morning and will visit
friends here. Mr.. Warneke has been in
charge of the Wakefield Republican the
past winter. He is suffering from an
attack Of rheumatism and contemplates
trip to Hot Springs.
Ames, the new beet sugar factory
town near Fremont, is to have eight
artesian wells. The third has already
been completed and flows about 40 gal
Ions per minute. 1t is Of the same vol.
ume and depth as the other two-a little
less than two hundred and fifty feet
The special train of binders and NOW.
ers which came in over the M. & o. this
noon direct from the Champion factories
in Ohio was the object Of much atten-
ton. There were 20 cars filled with
farming machinery to be distributed at
this and adjacent points. j. G. Trout
man returned on the train from Sioux
City.
One of the notable events for the COM
ing week is the commencement exercises
of the Norfolk branch of the Western
Conservatory Of Music at the M. E.
church. on Monday evening at Soclock.
Prof. E. H. Scott, president of the con-
servatory, will be present. The small
admission fee Of five cents will be
charged to defray extra expenses.
Cards have been received by friends
in this city announcing the coming
marriage of Mr.. J. w. Rose to Mabel,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William s.
Shirley at the home of the brides par.
ents, Martinsville, Indiana. Mr.. and
Mrs. Rose will be "at home" after June
10 at Chino, California, where Mr. Rose
has accepted position with Mr.. w. S.
Pardonner.
The storm which began yesterday
morning has continued today. A large
amount of rain fell this forenoon and
although the clouds are struggling to
break away this afternoon the indica.
tions are not favorable to their success.
The ground is thoroughly water soaked
and some warm sunny days would be
appreciated by the growing crops and
their owners.
West Point is to observe Memorial
day. The Republican says: "The G..
A. Il. is taking hold of the matter in q
very systematic manner and the various
committees will see that all arrange
ments are made for the occasion. Hon
John r. Hays of Norfolk will be the
orator of the day. Our people are to be
congratulated upon obtaining SO emf
nent an orator for this great holiday"
Charles Henry Young, troop NJ, Eighth
U. S. cavalry was in the city this morn
on his way home from Cuba to Tilden
Mr.. Young spent six months in the
province of Port au Prince and his i'm
preston Of the Cubans is anything bu
favorable. He says they would rather
forage and fight than anything else ant
that a stable government on the island
will only be brought about by ignoring
| them.