The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1902-05-02

folk his headquarters for the summer
and will be here with his machinery off
and on during the season.
II. A. Rowe has purchased the Ed.
MARBLE house in Hillside Terrace, South
Fifteenth street, and will move it to
his lot on South Fifth street. The
house is at present occupied by G, T.
Sprecher and family.
Providing no serious frost interiors
there is every prospect for a bountiful
fruit crop this season. The trees are
loaded with blooms that are apparently
vigorous and healthy, and from all
appearances the people have every in
couragement to cultivate a fruit appe-
tite with the expectation that it will re-
ceive satisfaction in proper season.
The will of the late j. Sterling
Morton of Nebraska City was opened in
court yesterday. The estate is estimated
to be worth in the neighborhood Of $780,
600. The will provides for an annuity
to be paid to Miss Emma Morton, sister
of the deceased after which the estate is
divided into four equal parts, one share
for each of the sons. Arbor Lodge
goes to the Oldest son, Joy Morton.
Mrs. Nelson, wife of Franz Nelson,
president of the First National bank Of
Harrington, had narrow escape from
death yesterday afternoon. She had
returned from a driN and in alighting
from her carriage approached rather
close to the heels of one of the horses
| that became frightened and kicked her
viciously in the stomach and ran away,
breaking the carriage to pieces. Mrs.
Nelson was taken to the house in an
unconscious condition aud doctor
summond who reported later that she
was not seriously injured.
The West Side Whist club held bus.
mess meeting last night at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H Bucholz. 1t was
voted that no other regular meetings of
the club should be held this season as it
is getting late in the year and it was de-
cided that the season should conclude
with a banquet to be given at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. w, N. Huse two weeks
from tonight. This banquet will be
given by the half OF the club members
having the lowest scores for the season
to the half having the highest scores, a
record having been kept for the winter
in anticipation of the event.
THE News has received new news
paper folding machine. This is not
published particularly as a matter of
| news but more as record of persistency
it being an exceedingly old and shelf
worn story to those who have taken an
active part in installing new machines
and removing those that have been
tried and found wanting THE News
| started out some time ago to secure a
machine that would do the work laid
out for it to do, and has tried something
less than dozen recommended by the
manufacturers as being the particular
machines that would hold the job, but
they have all developed weaknesses and
| been discarded. The arrival of this
new machine is therefore merely an.
other chapter in long drawn out and
somewhat tedious story. 1t is to be
hoped that this is the final chapter but
from previous experience there is no
| warrant in assuming that it is. Time
, will tell,
The story of an interesting battle
comes down from Rushville, in which
O. l.. Harum and wife were the COM
batants on one side and James, John
and Henry Sweeney on the other. The
trouble started in dispute over land
and took place on Tuesday. James
Sweeney struck Harum over the head
with his fist and Harum knocked
Sweeney down. The other two
Sweeneys then took hand and Mrs.
Harum rushed into the melee to aid heI
husband. The elder Sweeney was
struggling with Mrs. Harum for posses.
sion of shot gun when the weapon
was discharged, the load narrowly
missing Harum's head. Then Sweeney
shot at Harum with rifle and Harum
returned the fire, killing a horse for
Sweeney. The Sweeney's then made a
getaway but were afterwards brought
into court. James Sweeney was fined
SO and costs for assault ON Harum, $5C
and costs for his attack on Mrs. Harum
and John and Henry Sweeney were
fined $50 and costs each.
For SALE-A good driving horse also
an incubator, almost new.
w. j. WHITE, The Oil Man.
Catfish at Karo's.
We make loans on real estate a.
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