The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-08-03

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bolt. The score at the close of the game
was 3 and 8.
Brakeman Frank Beals is reported as
resting easier today but his condition is
still dangerous. DR.. Colt of Missouri
Valley, chief surgeon of the f. f. & NJ.
", was in the city last night in consult.
alton with DIR. Salter, concerning the
injured mans condition.
Frederick l.. Curas of Battle Creek
was one OF the soldiers of the First Neb.
raska who remained in Manila. He has
a civilian position as the captain of one
OF the quartermaster's tugs. He is the
only member of company F who re-
manned in the Philippines.
DIR. J. G. Moron of Brainard, who
was surgeon Of the Second regiment at
Chickamauga, has recently received the
appointment of surgeon in the regular
army with the rank of captain. He has
received instructions to report to Gener-
al Shafter at San Francisco and from
there will go to Manila.
A meeting Of the fire department is
called for Thursday evening to make
arrangements for attending the Madison
reception and to organize a team to com.
pete for the prize offered for the hose
race. 1t is also announced that firemen
entitled to exempt certificates a Sc
cure them at that meeting.
Sheriff Sutton of Merrick county, went
into the B. & M. train at Central City a
few days ago, armed with a search war
rant and took possession of two barrels
containing 1873 prairie chickens and a few
plover, which were distributed among the
poor of that city. The birds were
shipped from Greedy Center.
Humphrey Democrat: Mrs. 10.
sephine Hull, of Norfolk, delivereda very
fine piece of painting to Mrs. Lizzie Muir
ply recently. 1t is a fruit sketch that
speaks very highly of her artistic ability
The portraits of ex-senator Allen and
w. j. Bryan displayed at the speakers
platform Bryan day were the work of
Mrs. Hull.
Norfolk implement dealers have been
doing a rushing business this spring
and summer and there seems to be no
prospect of its early cessation. Farmers
are discarding their old worn out nipple
ments, buggies and wagons and replac.
ing them with new. 1t is seldom in
deed that a farmer drives into town now
with a ramshackle old. wagon or buggy,
rs they did a few years ago.
The woman who assaulted Frank l..
Lemon, editor of the Schuyler Quill,
with an ancient egg some time ago was
not found insane by the insanity COM
mission and she now threatens to take
sweet revenge on Mr.. Lemon for having
her tried on that score. He is pleased
that she notified him of the fact as so
many people take their revenge first and
let the victim find it out after.
Carl Hans died Monday at the home
of his son Fred at Stanton and was
buried at that place yesterday afternoon.
The deceased was 81 years of age and
formerly a resident of Norfolk, having
come here about 1878 and was in business
as a flour and feed merchant for several
years. He lived for some time with his
sister, Mrs. Wegner, at the orfolk
house. His wife died here in May, 1897
Chr. Schavland, clerk of the district
court, is making inquiries for the relatives
or friends of a man going by the name
of J Brown. He was taken up for in
sane at Madison, on FEBRUARY g., 1896.
and claimed to be from Norfolk. Being
adjudged insane he was sent to the asy-
lum at this place and was lately trans
ferred to the Hastings asylum for chron.
ic insane. He is now very sick and moi
expected to live.
The beet sugar industry has extended
down into Mississippi and the people OF
Monroe hope to secure a 81, 900 ,OOO..fac'
tory ON the condition that the farmers
plant 1000 acres of bets. 1t was al
first thought that Nebraska and Cali
fornia soil was all that was suitable fol-
growing this crop but the rapidity with
which the industry is extending to al
portions of the country indicates tina,
there are few localities where the sugar
producing root will not flourish.
Almost any town making a pretenst
of being up-to.date can scare up a kiss
ing bug nowadays, but thus far Norfoll
has not asserted her rightful place il
this regard. Enterprising citizens
should not allow this metropolis to b,
~outclassed, and an effort should be made
to capture a bed hug, potato bug or mos
any kind of bug, which are admitted.
remarkably scarce, and herald it far ant
near as Il of the dreadful insects 81
easily discovered in other towns.
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