The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1900-03-29

invited to the home of Rev. and Mrs
Eaton on South Fifth street where a
happy social time, with games and re
freshments as interesting features, was
enjoyed until a late hour.
National banks, under the new law
permitting their organization in n town
of less than 5000 population with a
capitalization of S25, 600 are being rap.
idly instituted. One Of the first in this
state to be approved by Comptroller
Dawes was the First National bank at
Elgin with a capital of $50, 600. Il G.
Million, a. j. Thatch, T. II. Memminger
and G. b. Burrows are approved as in.
corporators.
The fifteenth wedding anniversary of
Mr.. and Mrs. Aug. Hageman, who re.
side on South Fifth street was pleasantly
celebrated last night by u number OF
intimate friends of the family quietly
calling in to spend the evening. They
came with refreshments which were
served in due time and the occasion vas
very heartily enjoyed. The unlimited
guests left behind n present to remind
the couple of the occasion,
The public schools will close tomor
row for the spring vacation. There
will be literary exercises in the various
rooms in the forenoon and the pupils
will be dismissed at noon. Ordinarily
there is but Il weeks vacation but this
spring the school closes a few days
earlier so that the teachers may be per-
mitted to attend the teachers meeting
at Wayne tomorrow afternoon, Thurs
day and Friday. The schools will re
convene Monday, April ..
The first thunder storm of the season
prevailed here during the night and n
considerable amount of moisture fell.
The lightning was quite vivid at times
and the thunder occasionally 1ealed
and r%everbrated in true summer fashion.
Toward morning the rainfall vas quiz 9
chilly and formed in icicles on the trees,
wires and other objects. This feature
was probably viewed with alarm for a
time by the telephone and telegraph
men who remembered a similar calam-
ity of several years ago, but the rain
ceased about s O'Clock and up to the
present time the ice hasn't broken any
wires.
Drumming Courier: Wouldn't a dido
like this which was received the other
day pull your cork under: Send me II
few copies of the paper which has the
obituary and verses about the death of
my child a month or two ago. You will
please publish the enclosed clipping
about my niece's marriage, and | wish
you would mention in your local
columns, if it don't cost anything, that
l am going to have a public sale and
will rent part of my farm; also that l
have a few extra calves to sell at public
auction. Send me a few papers this
week, but as my time is out you may
stop my paper, as times are o hard to
waste money on a newspaper"
During drill at the armory last night
one of the members of the company ac-
cused another of having his gun He
was promptly told that he was a liar
This brought on a blow on the part of
the II accused of untruthfulness and
the incident was ended for the time be-
ing. After drill, however, the two got
together and according to reports ap-
pointed a referee, time keepers and
other necessary attendants of a ring
contest and proceeded to settle the mat
ter in true prize ring style, the decision
being averse to the soldier who supposed
he was sustaining his record for truth
and veracity. 1t is said the bout was
very entertaining to those present.
drive home last night and when near
the oil house on the road north his team
ran into another driven by Mr.. Darnell,
who was accompanied by his wife.
There vas a lively mixup for a time but
fortunately no n was injured. Mr..
Powers team ran away, however, and
broke loose from the buggy. After re-
covering somewhat from the excitement
MIR. Powers started out to find his team
but was unable to locate it and re-
turned to town where he hired a livery
team and driver to take him home. On
his return to Norfolk the driver dis
covered Mr.. Powers team ~entangled
among the trees near the st. Paul church
and he secured them and brought them
to town.
To Relieve Coughing.
A persistent and annoying cough
which occurs at night and keeps the pa.
tient awake may frequently be control
ed by a glass of warm milk with ~seltzer,
or some mineral water, a cup of warm
cocoa drunk slowly on retiring. Cough
makes cough. "To control cough" SAYS
nr Abrams IF Gan Erapo;soo &,