The Norfolk weekly news., 1900-07-26

found for anything entitled to belong to
the equine family.
A small fire was started this morning
in some packing material at the corner
of w. II, Rishs plumbing shop. A
couple of pals of water put it out with.
out calling on the fire department
1t is said that DR.. Robert Nourse, who
will be favorably remembered by Nor
| folk people in his lecture on "Dr Jekyl
and Mr.. Hyde" is to campaign Ne
braska in the interests of the republi.
can ticket
Miss Schiline of Creighton who is
visiting the family of F. Shulz was sud.
denly taken quite sick with an attack Of
| typhoid fever. Her parents came down
yesterday in response to telegram no.
tifying them of their daughters oondi.
ton.
A new sidewalk is being built Oh the
east side of South Ninth street opposite
DR.. Bears residence and the sidewalk
on the west side of Marquardt block is
being replaced with new one. These
are improvements in which all the citi.
zens will rejoice.
| A number of ladies were very pleas.
antly entertained yesterday afternoon
at bathing and boating party at Taft S
grove. The party was given by Mrs.
| 10 Saop;n,o nd Nfro nIar
in honor Of Miss Laura Bronze, who is
spending her vacation here.
Tuesday was the Both wedding ami
versary of Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Mach
muller, who live one mile west of the
sugar factory. In the evening they
were surprised by large number Of
friends, all in attendance at the celebra-
ton enjoying very pleasant time.
John B. Herman of this city had a
bid before the commissioner of Indian
affairs at Washington for the erection
of buildings and improvements at the
Omaha and Winnebago agency. His
bid for the work was $36, 1872 The dis.
patches do not announce the awarding
of the contract.
Ringing Bros. advertising car No. 3
was in town today distributing the in.
teresting literature of that aggregation.
] 1t will be followed week from today
by the 81 monster cars of the show
itself. Ringling day will, as always
heretofore, be the signal for big crowds
in Norfolk and general holiday time.
That fire bug at West Point is max.
ing magnificent record. Very few
days pass but that there are one or more
fires reported from that city, and consid-
| cradle damage has been done since his
| operations commenced. The queer
feature Of the affair is that he has not
been apprehended, as he must have
worked very boldly and persistently.
The German Singing societies of Ne.
braska will hold their sixth annual
festival at Stanton August II, IS and 19.
1t is expected that the meeting will be
largely attended by representatives of
singing societies from all parts of the
state. The location is especially con-
venient for Norfolk people and it is not
doubted but that mauy will attend from
| here.
1t is reported that several young
| ladies have formed dancing school and
that their favorite place for practiclng
the Terpsichorean art is on the broad
steps of the High school building. 1t
is suggested that the new walk in front
of the Marquardt block might be waxed
and make very excellent place for the
practice. 1t would be scarcely less
public than the high school steps
The town seems to be full of threshing
machines and engines getting fitted out
for the seasons work. They come from
far and near and nearly every day one
or two can be seen steamed up and
started for the territory they will work
in. The foundries are both quiet busy
in this line of work, which they are
specially fitted to do as large amount
| of the repairs necessary are castings
which cannot be turned out by an ordi.
nary blacksmith or machinist.
Railroad mon are particularly busy
considering the season of the year. 1t
is early for stock and grain shipments
but considerable in this line is being
done The old crop of grain is being
carted to market to make room for the
new crop which will soon begin to come
in, while number Of feeders are getting
rid of fat stock to make way for that
now on the pasture. 1t is understood
that quite number of green hands are
being hired for braking and other rail
road work.
Census enumerators meet with some
queer things in the prosecution of their