The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-12

dent Is being investigated by n coroner =
jury and officials Of the road.
This vicinity is experiencing n season
OF genuine April showers which are
causing the lawns and pastures 10 rap.
idly n beautiful green tint and
starting early crops and produce to
growing nicely. I~noidently they are
likewise producing q sticky quality OF
mud that is provoking to pedestrians.
Dakota City Eagle: Not since the
discovery Of coal near Ponca and the find.
ing of Father Martins "plesiosaurus'
| of which Deacon Huse talked 30 much
about, has that bnrg been heard OF.
| Some one recently run into an ochre bed,
a company with $4,000 capital has been
organized and they are now going to
paint everything and everybody in the
town an ebony hue.
Gates academy at Neigh commenced
Its spring term on the 2nd free of debt,
] and tuition pledged in advance to pro.
vide for current expenses Of the term.
The citizens OF Neigh raised nearly
81, 900 toward wiping ont the indebted.
ness and the balance Of the $4,000 nee
essary was raised in other portions OF
the state and country, largely in
the east. The occasion was celebrated
by students and citizens.
Fremont seems to be contributing its
fair share of inmates to the Norfolk in.
stitution on the hill. One day last week
Frank francisco was adjudged insane
and the next day after Chris Brock was
decided to be in need of the care fur
.iished at the institution. The latter
was for more than twenty years n resi-
dent of Dodge county. Lately he has
had from 10 to 70 epileptic fits daily and
had one of the attacks while being ex.
amined by the board.
At the meeting of the fire department
held last evening the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year
President, w. l.. Kern vice president,
S. II. Mcfarland secretary, Ray Hayes
treasurer, W. Ii. Winter; chief, @. E.
Hartford trustee for three years, II. A.
Pasewalk. The appointive officers un.
der the chief have not yet been an.
nounced. All members Of the depart.
ment entitled to exempt certificates are
requested to present their applications
to their respective companies at once sc
that the department. may take action on
the same Mt its next meeting.
w. II. Layha, a son.in-law of j. Ches.
nutwood who is well known here, was
recently seriously injured at Marcelene,
Mo-, where he is employed in the rail.
way yards. He was performing his
daties when a brakeman gave an en-
gineer of a train a wrong signal. Mr.
Layha wa in the way of the engine ant
his only way of escape was to lie fiat in
the center of the track. The iron mon
ster passed over him and he suffered
severe injuries, among others the break
ing Of some ribs and his jaw. The in
jured man was removed to a hospital a
Topeka and the doctors think he will re
cover, but it was a narrow escape.
Constable Golf and Deputy Sheriff
: Sergeant of Pierce were here this morn
ing, having in charge Hooky johnson
and son who were taken at a place eigh'
miles from Wayne this morning
> Here Gus Uecker was also arrested an(
the trio will be taken to Pierce, where
the two men will be compelled to an
swer to the charge of abducting the boy
who was taken from school some month";
ago. He and his sister had been placed
in charge of Mr.. Forsaith, a farmer liv
ing near Pierce, by order of the cour
granting Jonson and his wife q divorce
The two men enticed him to accompan,
them from school by making him be
lieve that Mr.. Forsaith had sent TO
him.
r The committee having in charge tn
matter Of locating the coming G. A. r
reunion for the Northeast ..Nebrask,
district met last night at Plainview ant
chose Neigh as the place for the meet
ing. Norfolk was IN applicant and
local committee had raised 1915 to pro
vide for the expenses of the reunion
1t has been suggested that inasmuch a
Norfolk was not successful in securin,
+ the reunion that 1t might not be a bat
plan to provide a monster Fourth O
July celebration. Those who contrib
uted toward the reunion will un
doubtedly literally assist at a celebra
!, ton of the national day and perhaps
like amount could be secured. A meet
ing of citizens should be called at al
early date to discuss the matter.
8 II. @. Truman sells his wall paper a
. cost from 3 cents per double roll, an,
: gilt paper 10 cents per double roll. Sc
our line.
dangling Nerves.
Are you irritable? Do you slice
, badly? Isl hard to concentrate you