The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-01-18
THURSDAY TlDINGS,

The Y. M. G. A. nj Chadron expects
to erect a permanent home in the neal
future.
Mrs. August Pofahl is said to be very
sick at her home on Park avenue, be.
tween Fourth and Fifth street.
Here's a new kind of trust. The
young men of Drum have combined and
will not accept work that pays less than
S24 per month.
Friends ass listed Herman lille, who
lives southeast of the city, in celebrating
HE birthday last night. Quite a large
number of people from town were pres
ent at the party.
@. +. w. Marquardt returned from
his trip to Chicago on the noon train.
His visit was shortened by a telegram
announcing that Gus was sick, and un.
able to attend to the business.
The only contagious disease known to
exist in Norfolk is a case of scarlet
fever at the home Of Gus. Hickman.
The house VAS q%uarantined this morn.
ing, by which method it is proposed to
keep the disease from spreading.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
last Friday night to rob the Exchange
bank at Ogalalla. The robbers entered
by digging under the walls and saving
throught the floor. They ransacked
the vault but could not get into the cash
box.
Sheriff w. A. Washington and wife
of Beatrice were in the city owe night,
having brought a patient from Gage
county to the Norfolk hospital. While
here Mr.. and Mrs. Waddington visited
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. f.
Moore, who are old time friends.
The revival meetings at the Baptist
church the balance of the week and dur.
ing next week will be of a special ma
ture. During that time the story of
the "Pilgrims Progress" will be fol-
lowed and the service each evening will
be illustrated by s~tereopticon views
Everybody is cordially invited to at,
tend.
The next attraction billed for the
Auditorium is Frank keenan, in the
Poor Relation" on February 9th. Nor
folk theatre-goers have a pleasing recol-
lection of Mr.. Keenan's appearance here
last season and it will probably not be
difficult to fill the Auditorium. 1t is
announced that next year Mr.. keenan,
will appear in the Hon. John Grigsby''
and he opes to make a date in Norfolk
for that attraction.
Mrs. George Gauger of Fremont will
lose an arm and perhaps her life as the
result of being run into by the passenger
train west bound Wednesday morning.
The engineer of the tr ain was E. F.
Wood and conductor, s. o. Good.
man. Mrs. Gauger is about q
years old and being in feeble health had
been accustomed to take a morning
walk. The engineer states that he saw
her on the track near her home at Ere
mont and whi.tled a waring and tina,
she apparently stepped aside. Her lef,
arm was crushed to a pulp and it is be-
lieved that she fell with her arm under
the wheels. She was unconscious fol
a long time after the accident.
Joseph Koza of Stanton was arrested
at Clarkson last Sunday on the charge
of burglary. He is charged with hav'
ing broken into the store room of Frank
A. Raabe on the night Of May %, 1900
and carrying away goods to the amour,
of about $3.50. These goods were re-
turned by him and on being arraignet
before County Judge Vinipg Monday
he admitted his guilt and waived ex
animation. His bond was fixed at $3.50
in default of which no was committed
to Jail. He was a former clerk of Mr.
Rabies. Suspicion points to him al
the person who successfully burglarizef
the store of the Scott Mercantile com
pany at this place some time ago.
H. Fl. Mcclure OF Egbert, Wyoming
and Miss Elizabeth d. Tatman of thi
city were united in marriage Tuesday
at 4 o'clock p. m. in Columbus, Rev
Corey of that city officiating. Thu
wedding was a quiet affair, the cere
mony being performed at the home o
the officiating clergyman. Soon afte,
the wedding the couple boarded the ives
bound train for Egbert, where they
will make their future home. Mr.
Mcclure came to Nebraska in 1899 ant
has been employed by the Union Pacific
railroad company in the capacity q
operator and station agent in the west
ern part of the state. He is now agen
for the company at Egbert, Wyoming
The bride is well known in Norfolk
having made this her home since Janu
airy 20, 1885. She began teaching schoo
in Stanton county when she was L
years of age and has since been teachin,
in that county with the exception q
two years. She taught one year il
this county and was last employed a