The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1900-05-24

The next entertainment at the Audi
forum will be that to be given by the
music class OF Mrs. Beels next Monday
evening.
The fourth of the Bishop houses has
been moved into town from Queen City
place and will soon be located on q lot
on North Eleventh street.
A string trio consisting Of two violins
and a harp was furnishing some very
nice music on the streets today and also,
incidentally, passing the hat.
Landlord Spear received q telegram
late this afternoon from J. N. Bundick,
directing that q room be reserved at the
Oxnard for w. II. Baird and wife, who
will arrive on the Union Pacific tonight.
Mayor w. NJ. Robertson was taken
sick or the streets this morning and is
now confined to his bed with what
seems to be an attack of appendicitis
The mayors many friends will hope for
his early and complete recovery.
During the storm last evening VIM.
Duehring, who lives west Of the city,
had five head of cattle killed by light.
ming, which, when the price of cattle is
considered, is quite a loss. Mr.. Duehr-
ing suffered a similar loss last year from
the same cause.
w. II. Robinson returned last evening
from a four months visit in Cuba where
he has purchased some land in the tract
controlled by the Paul Vandervort com
pany. MI. Robinson is very much
pleased with the country and reports
that Mr.. Storm is getting along nicely
and is busy putting in q fruit orchard.
He states that it is unlikely that Mr..
Storm will return to this country.
Owing to the rain the Auditorium
was not largely filled last night when
the Huebner- Settle company presented
the closing play of their engagement in
this city, but the entertainment was
very fair-in fact many aver that it
was the best presented during the three
nights the company played here. The
title of the comedy was, Confusion Or
Pug and the Baby" and it was quite
comical and interesting.
Thos. Clemmons and Miss Catherine
E. Walker, both recently employees of
the steam laundry, were married last
evening at the Catholic parsonage by
Father Vermellen. John l.. Decker
acted as groomsman and Miss Mary E.
Walker as bridesmaid. Mr.. and Mrs.
Clemmons departed on the 1 o'clock
train for Minneapolis, where they will
visit a short time and will then go to
Mt. Vernon, Washington, the home Of
the brides parents, where they will
reside in the future. The best wishes
of their friends accompany them.
superintendent Crum has sent out the
result of the second Eighth grade ex-
animation of Madison county pupils. In
general average Miss Josephine Butter
field heads the list with an average of
SO and Miss Bessie Mcfarland comes
second with a rating of SO. The third
place on the list is also held by Norfolk
pupils, Ethel Long, Ella Hauptli and
VIM. Stewart having a grade Of 50 each.
Bessie Mcfarland ranks highest in
spelling with a grade of 90; Kate Hales
of Tilden, Clara Brueggeman and Anna
Hageman of Norfolk rank highest in
writing with a grade Of 95. In arith-
metic Paul Rudat is highest with a
marking of 80, dividing honors with
Chas. Wake of Newman Grove, also so.
In geography John A. Morton of district
No. AZ and VIM. Stewart of Norfo k
each have a grade of 80. In grammar
Mae Wilson Of Madison heads the list
with 95. Josephine Butterfeld leads
in physiology. In history there are
four of equal rank with a grading of "a
Albert Fricke and Cena Rynearson of
Madison and Josephine Butterield and
Eugene Huse of Norfolk.