The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-05-01
WEDNESDAY WRlNKLES.

WEDNESDAY, WRINKLES.
E. p. Weatherby is in Spencer on
business.
w. II Butterfeld is transacting bust.
ness in Lincoln.
DIR. p. II. Salter was in Lincoln yes
terday on business.
DIR. A. Desbrow of Creighton was q
city visitor yesterday.
Mrs. Edward Tanner was in the city
yesterday from Battle Greek.
e. r.. Gurney and III. E. Semison
were here yesterday from Winside.
f. l.. Estabrook shipped car of eggs
Saturday and expects to ship couple
more this week.
j. N. Bundick returned home last
night from Omaha where he went on
business and incidentally saw the presl-
dent.
The tender young leaves of the trees
were beautifully crystallized and were
bT oxen in pieces and strewn over the
ground by the strong wind.
1t is believed that the wheat and oats
| will be rather benefited than injured as
this will cause them to "stool out" and
form thick upon the ground.
Mrs. P. L. Birchard, Mrs. A. j. Dur
land and Mrs. Burt Mapes went to
Omaha today to see Richard Mansfield
in Julius Ceasar," at the Boyd to-
night.
The coal men have had an extra force
at work today replenishing the coal bins
that have been permitted to dwindle
with the belief that there would be no
further use for coal fires in the heaters
this season. 1t was surprising the way
the rush orders rolled in.
AS a result of the storm water has in
vaded some of the cellars of Norfolk.
The cellar under the Odd Fellows
building contains about three inches
and about the same depth of water has
appeared in the press pit in THE News
Office
The precipitation during the storm
was very abundant and has materially
added to the precipitation for the season
and stands a chance of being held until
the ground is receptive. The wet may
be of benefit during the season and this
will be about the only benefit accruing
from the storm.
There are some boys in the neighbor.
hood of Ninth street who have large
calibre revolver in their possession
which thev shoot around indiscrim.
inately, taking especial delight in
frigt tening girls and young children
The boys are known and residents of
that vicinity assert that they will be
prosecuted unless the practice is stopped
A carload of Austrian laborers passed
through Norfolk Monday. They were
enroute to Niobrara and Bonesteel, half
of them to be employed out of each
place in completing the " york on the ex.
tension that was built last summer
The work of repairing and completing
the roadbed on the extension will be
undertaken as soon as the weather will
permit and the track will soon be put
in the excellent condition that charac.
terizes the Northwestern system.
Cyrus Brownlee Newton, the noted
humorist and comedian, entertained a
rather small but thoroughly apprecia.
tive audience at the M. E. church last
night. the entertainments being under
the auspices of the Norfolk schools
Those who attended were unanimous in
declaring that Mr. Newton was one OF
the best entertainers it has been theil
privilege of hearing. He is most cleve,
as character delineator and is thor.
oughly the character he represents,
showing remarkable versatility His
manner is easy, graceful and refined
and he can bring laugh or tear with.
out apparent effort on his part. His
voice is remarkably melodious and his
readings furnished an evening of un,
wonted pleasure to those who bravet
the storm of the night.
DR.. Seymour will be in Norfolk Sat