The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-08-16


becoming somewhat interested in invit-
ing the grand lodge to meet in Norfolk
next year. As it is somewhat expensive
q committee has been authorized to raise
$500 with which to provide proper en-.
tertainment and if this sum can be
raised Norfolk lodge will assume the
responsibility of inviting them,
+. o. Anderson arrived from Chicago
last night with seven tailors ready to
begin work for J. W Humphrey in his
new tailor shop in the Richards block.
Work will begin tomorrow and the store
will at that time be opened to the pub.
lie. Mr.. Humphrey expects to do high
grade work and has endeavored to Sc
cure the best workmen obtainable. He
is so we'll known to the people Of Nor
folk and the people in the surrounding
territory that he starts in with q first
class business reputation already made,
and people will be very much disap-
pointed if his venture does not meet
with success from the start.
Rupert Schlak and Miss Pauline
Loescher were united in marriage yes.
terday afternoon at o'clock in Christ
Lutheran church, Rev. ]. p. Mueller
officiating. There were large number
of the relatives and friends of the con-
tracing parties in attendance and the
church was beautifully decorated with
plants and flowers. After the ceremony
| the bridal party went to the home of the
| brides father, r. G.. Loescber in Edge.
water Park, where the event was enjoy
ably celebrated. Mr.. and Mrs Schlak
will make their home on the groom
farm two miles north of Battle Greek.
| The many friends of the contracting
parties will unite with THE News in
wishing them an abundance of happi.
ness for the future
The crop conditions for the week end
the weather bureau of the university of
| Nebraska, does not indicate a serious
condition of affairs in this part of the
state. The report from Madison and
neighboring counties is as follows :
Antelope-No improvements in condi-
ton of corn, late corn holding its own
fairly well; potatoes poor. Boone
Small grain yielding better than ex.
pected-wheat 10 to bushels, oats 80 to
80. Knox-Corn and hay reviving
and doing better; some hay being cut
Madison-No change in condition of
corn; threshing in progress wheat bet
ter than expected, oats not quite so good
Pierce-Wheat being threshed and
yielding from - to 2S bushels, oats from
35 to 60: corn improved since rains
Platte-No improvement in corn past
ures poor and stock being fed. Stanton
Prospects for corn improving; sugar
beets in good condition; too dry for
feet of heat and drought by not filling
properly; wheat yielding 10 to II
bushels, oats 30 to 40.
Messrs. Wynn Rainbolt and Norris
Huse are enjoying a thoroughly agree
able time at the tri-state tennis tourna
ment at Sioux City and are warm in
| given by the followers of the sport in
that city. Last night they participated
in banquet at Riverside pavilion, in
company with the other players, as
guests of the Sioux City club. Election
of officers followed the banquet and
Norris was honored by being chosen as
vice president of the association for Ne.
braska. They were not largely success
full in their bouts with the players as.
sembled there, but are not dissatisfied
not having practlced together this sum-
mer they did not 60 with the expecta-
ton of winning. Wednesday they won
in set of doubles from Wiley and
Seney, 6.3 and 6.2, and were in turn de-
feated by Baker and Howell, 6-2, 81.
Tuesday Rainbolt was defeated by Nc
Neill in singles, 6 2, 6-l and Huse was
defeated by Holbrook of Onawa, 6.2, 6-2
Yesterday morning their pictures ap-
peared in the Journal with those of
other players. They are expected home
this evening.
Colonel Pullman, chief quartermaster
of the Department of the Missouri at
Omaha, this morning wired DR.. G. A.
McKim, stating that DIR. Peters of Lin
coin had recommended him as suitable
to go to the Philippines as veterinarian
and stated that if he would accept con-
tract to remain for two years at salary
of 800 month and transportation to
wire a reply at once as he must be pre-
pared to leave San Francisco September
/. This is the second offer of the kind
Mr.. McKim has had, the other being at
the time of the Iowa Nebraska veteri.
nary meeting at Omaha last fall when
two veterinarians were wanted. DIR.
McKim has refused both offers for vari-
GUS reasons, the principal of which is