The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-11-15


street by Stitt & White, who will con.
meet E. J. Schorregge's building with
the sewer.
Mrs. Sophie Stolle, who has been Wis.
iting her daughter, Mrs. w. A. Hemle
ben who has been quite ill, returned "a
her home in MadisoL yesterday.
A. A. Millard of Aurora, state agent
for the Western Cottage Organ Land
Piano company, is transacting business
today with their local agent, J. d. .Stu
geon.
|. Mrs Darius Mathewson of Wakefield
is visiting at the home of Col. S. s. Cot.
ton. Mr.. aud Mrs. Mathewson expect
to leave in week or ten days for Cali.
fornia to spend the winter.
The Elks lodge will give another So
cial session at their club rooms ,sin the
Marquardt block tomorrow night. All
members of the order are expected to
attend and bring their ladies.
superintendent Llewelyn has ap.
proved of route 26 miles long out OF
Madison that will serve 10 families.
Charles G. Rynearson was appointed
carrier and j. L. Rynearson substitute.
The auditing committee of the city
council met last evening and,'awarded
Jos. A. Light the contract for hauling
coal from the cars to the waterworks
pumping station during the ensuing six
months.
A special to the Bee from Long Pine
states that the report of sixty cases OF
smallpox in that town is prevaracation
pure and simple and that there is nc
such man as DR.. Dodd in Brown county
The dispatch states that there are nc
more cases of the disease there than in
many other Nebraska towns rand that
all are under quarantine regulations.
The first Of a series of lectures on the
Life of Christ, illustrated by Tlssot's
famous pictures, was given at the First
Baptist church last evening by Rev. H.
e. Ryder before II large audience and
those attending expressed themselves as
pleased and impressed with both the
talk and the pictures. Another .of the
lectures will be given tonight and one
tomorrow night.
Mrs. .Orvail E. Satterlee, formerly
Miss Mamie Mather, who. has been ser.
iously sick for several days past died
yesterday afternoon and it is under
stood that the funeral will be held to.
morrow afternoon, interment to take
place in Prospect. Hill cemetery. Mrs
Satterlee was "a years of age and hel
death was surrounded with circum.
stances that make it particularly sad
The husband and relatives who survive
have the sincere sympathy of all theil
acquaintance in their hour of affiiction
Astronomers who were looking for q
grand meteoric shower last year now
consider that their figures, may have
been off year and are, preparing tc
take account of the phenomenon this
fall. If the event happens it is ex.
pected that it will begin tonight, per.
aps.about to 3 o'clock, and may be
continued for three or four nights fol
lowing. 1t is expected that the earth
will pass through or near the Leonis
during that time and grand display OF
celestial fireworks that will be worth
seeing is anticipated. The event is one
of lifetime as it takes place at inter.
walls of 33 years. No doubt; there are
many Norfolk people who would like tc
see it and number havesmade arrange
ments to keep vigil, but that all may
see it who do not wish to, stay up till
that time Mayor Koenigstein has ar,
ranged to give notice by sounding the
fire whistle or ringing the fire bell, OIL
both, If there is display worth seeing
but care will be taken that it does no,
resemble fire alarm. Thirty three
years ago it is said that the display was
very beautiful one and all would be
disappointed if there is another, such
display and they should miss it. The
Illustrated Bee of Sunday gives very
complete account of what may be ex.
pected from this astronomical phenome.
non To locate the constellation which
is in the northeast heavens the article
gives the following direction: "Tht
constellation Leonis rises shortly before
midnight on November IA, but it is not
we'll in view till a. m. 1t can be found
readily by using the pointers in the
dipper in reverse direction from the
customary use in finding the North star
Leonis will be identified.about as far of
as the North star is the other way and
as very good outline--of sickle, with
the bright star, Regulus, at the outer
end of the handle. A better way. is tc
use the two stars forming the side OF
the dipper nearest the handle for point
ers. These point, again in the direc.
tion opposite to the North star, directly
at the sickle. The radiant of the LIE.
onis is within the curve of the blade OF
the sickle, near the center. The whole