The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1902-11-21


the season is finished
The Woodmen of the World will hole
a meeting in Rudats hall Thursday
evening. State Deputy E. Walsh OF
Omaha will address the people on Per.
fected Woodornft and Fraternalism
The meeting is an open one and every.
one ia invited to attend.
A drunken Nebraska City farmer
drove off bridge thirty feet high, team,
wagon and all going into the creek be-
low. The man was under the heap but
was rescued at the expiration of an hour,
when it was found that he suffered
from nothing more serious than bruises.
A petition is being circulated in Nor
folk requesting the governor to pardon
f. A. Lawrence who WAS sent to the
penitentiary some time ago on pleading
guilty to the charge of embezzling
money belonging to the Singer Manu-
featuring company, by whom he was
employed.
Siguor Estefano Franco, n Filipino
lecturer, has been engaged to give a
talk on philippine independence" ut
the M. +. church in this city next Sat
urday evening. The lecturer will be
assisted in holding the interest of the
audience by the Triolian Entertainers
with illustrated songs, moving pictures
and stereopticon views.
The cutting of Hodges throat for $40
is not the worst yet. A farm laborer Mt
Falls City shot his former employer for
a quarter. He quit with balance of
20 cents due ani shot the man who
failed to pay it. The sentence given to
the man with the gun was five years in
the pen-a year for each nickle of the
amount over which the trouble arose.
County Superintendent O. W. Crum
has commenced che publication of 1.-THE
School News" at Madison. The little
paper is of four pages, three columns to
the page, and is issued monthly. 1t is
devoted to the educational interests of
the county, news of the schools, infor-
nation for pupils and teachers. 1t
should be valuable aid to the educa-
tional work of the county and the
has the best wishes of
those engaged or interested in educa-
tional work for the success of his pub.
lication.
Sheriff Jones of Pierce county has
posted reward of $50 for the capture
Of John Wooley, who escaped from the
county jail there last Saturday.
Wooley made his escapeby digging his
way through the brick wall under the
northeast window of the Jail, using
file for the purpose. The work was done
in the day time and when the jailor would
c ONE the prisoner would cover the re-
suits of his work with paper so that it
was not noticed. He made his escape
after dark. A man saw him leave and
says that he took the road toward Eos.
ter.
In concluding an account of a quiet
Kansas editor said: 81. j.
Anderson, father of the bride, who
never before had shed a tear, found sew
,ral of them rolling down his sunburned
cheeks as he came forward to kiss the
bride, remarking that she was his last
oaby.' Immediately several of the
aides began to shed tears, everybody !
vas somewhat excited, and in the
light confusion the writer hereof
ound himself embracing a lady who
tood conveniently near and who proved |
lot to be his wife. He Immediately |
'pologized to the lady and was forgiven.
lie apologized again later to his wife
With no very definite returns up to this
late.'
A story is told on Norfolk man who
requents the wet goods emporiums and
'unishes his full share of distilled en-
husiasm. He went into one OF the |
dispensing places recently and called
or his drink. The bar tender, instead
4 giving him the customary water
wash" filled his glass with alcohol,
which looks exactly like water. The
elbow disposed Of the liquor and
quickly followed it with the wash" to
axe the burn out of his mouth. He
lesitated for just moment, long
nough to taste the side drink and then
uickly handed the glass to the bar
ender with request for an additional
ose of the wash. 1t never phazed
i'm and the joke was on the bar tender.
Mrs. Thos. Dugher of South Norfolk
led in Council Bluffs yesterday, and
er funeral will be held from the home
( her son in Wisner tomorrow morning
t 10 80. Mrs. Dugher was about so
ears old at the time of her death, and
he had lived with her husband in South
Norfolk for 22 years. About year ago