The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-04-28

placed that are not cxcollcd by any In
the city
AZ the meeting OF the Commercial
club tonight the committee which was
named week ago viii report lts nom.
inoCs for the nine directors of the as.
socatiun The directors viii elect n
secretary II Is urgently requested
that all who are Interested I'm Norfolk
should bc present
+. G. Auringcr Of Neigh was In
Norfolk this morning on business,
1--WE had considerable rain yesterday"
he said but Antelope county is clear
today Neigh IL thriving, as usual,
and the Kay stables are more than
well nllcd There IL every prospect
for good carnival next fan"
A number OF the grades OF the city
schools are observing Arbor day today
with appropriate exercises, which in.
clude the planting OF trees and shrubs
aud flowers The regular date for
the holiday Is tomorrow but this be.
ing the last day Of school for the week,
the observance of the schools will
close with today.
Mrs. Mary Mathcwson very delight
fully entertained thirty.seven old time
friends last night in honor OF her
niece, Miss Lisle Wilkinson, who Ia to
he married In June. The guests were
invited for $3.50 o'clock, when they
were served to delicious supper Of
"A nup,hpr NJ rpnrgpu IoInr uInph
was made n feature for the pleasure
of the party until late hour.
In order to interest eastern capital
lists in Norfolk and northern Nebras,
ka, A. j, Durland left today at noon
for n four weeks trip throughout the
east. He will visit Hartford, Boston,
New York and other points and in all
of them win interview moneyed men
who are looking for excellent invest
ments. Mr.. Durland will he absent
for more than n month on the trip,
and will talk Norfolk"
The Northeast Nebraska Bankers
association is In session today at Lau-
rel This Is group No of the Ne.
braska Bankers association. The
meeting is generally held on Arbor
day, April 90 hut II is held day pre-
vious this year because of the fact
that Arbor day falls on Saturday and
the country banks desired to keep
open on Saturday From Norfolk the
following bankers are attending: II.
!, Miller, w. A. Witzlgman, Il. w.
Zut2, A. Bear, c. r. Burnham.
The rainstorm of yesterday, which
was terrific all day long, has cleared
away and this morning dawned over
northern Nebraska with cloudless
skies and chilly atmosphere The
rain was general. extending from the
Rocky mountains TO the Missouri
river, and covering most of Nebraska.
Reports Mt the Northwestern head
quarters here show that the northern
edge of the storm reached to Anoka,
Neb., few miles from the South Da-
kota'Nehraska state line. At Norfolk
the rain amounted In precipitation.
all told, to 2.07 inches of waterfall
Yesterdays rain amounted to 1G5 and
the night before to forty.two oue-hun-
Kcarney show that the drouth was
broken there by the storm, the rain
having come in time to save the wheat
and alfalfa In Custer county there
was terrific storm, the dry creeks
running over fun and much livestock
being drowned In some portions of
western Nebraska there was n recu-
lar blizzard and in Wyoming the tele-
graph poles along the railroad were
leveled by the snow. The territory
between Norfolk and Sioux City was
soaked and the lowlands are all filled
with water A high wind in Norfolk
the storm. making il al
most impossible for pedestrians to
get about and rendering umbrellas
useless and in most cases badly |
demolished, besides. The crops in |
this territory We're greatly benefited |
by the water. A freeze followed this !
morning, ice being coated over all |
still water