The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-04-13

FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1906.
Root under the auspices OF the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union.
The Womens Home Missionary so
clety OF the Congregational church
will meet with Mrs. Mary Mathewson
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock.
Lynch journal. y. A. Martindale
has accepted a position on the road
with Haley n Lang, wholesale fruit
dealers OF Norfolk, as n travelling
salesman They will find him a rus
tier OF the right sort.
Chicken thieves have become OPP
erative In the city Of late. ]. II. Con-
ley was the victim of one of the
thieves last week when he lost four
very valuable Brahma hens. He says
he will pay S. reward for information
leading to the arrest of the party.
Pierce people have confidence in
the building Of railroad between
Yankton and Norfolk along the old
grade of the Yankton, Norfolk &
Southern 1t Is said that 1t is known
positively there that attempts have
been made recently to buy this grade.
The funeral Of the little child of Mr..
and Mrs II. W. Winter, which was to
have been held yesterday afternoon
from the home, was postponed until
this afternoon at o'clock on account
OF the rain and because, too, of the
non.arrival of Edmund Winter, who
Is attending college at New Ulm,
MINI.
Confirmation services were success
fully held in both the Christ Lutheran
and the ST. Paul Lutheran churches
yesterday morning. The two large
classes of young persons who were
confirmed formed pretty rows as they
stood up to take part in the ceremony.
Large crowds of friends and relatives
attended both churches.
Pierce Leader: w. H. Hough de-
parted Tuesday morning for Roches-
ter, Minnesota, to be examined by one
of the most successful surgeons in the
world for complaint in the side
which has given him incessant pain
for the past four years. If the exam
ination proves that the ailment is of
serious nature the patient will un.
dergo an operation. His many friends
here anXiously await results. Mr.
Hough was accompanied by his little
daughter, Josephine, and his sister-in
law, Miss Bourret.
Recent floods in the vicinity of Cas-
per and Shoshoni, Wyo., have taken
two lives and caused damage to prop
erty. One of the men who lost his
life was shorty" a freighter and
stage driver, who has not been founG
for ten days. 1t will be remembered
that John b. Barnes, Jr., who was here
few days ago, was driven across the
country from Casper to Shoshoni by
a man named shorty" and it is pre-
sumed that this is the same person
The other man drowned was a railroad
contractor on the Shoshoni extension
who was trying to cross MusRra
creek.
Long Pine Journal Grading is nov
in process for the addition to the neV
round house and several changes hav,
been made in the Northwestern yards
Superintendent Finley's Office has beel
moved from it's former location t.
make place for the addition and th
building occupied by the civil engi
neers last year while the new stee
, bridge was being erected has bee
moved to the east end of the yard
and will hereafter be used for the yart
masters office. A larger turn-tabl
, large to turn all of the engines con
, ing into this division. The presen
: one is hardly big enough for the lars
er class of engines. 1t is not positive
= vi known how much addition will b
, made to the present roundhouse. Super
intendent Finley when asked about thi
. matter referred the writer to railwa
I headquarters in Omaha, further sta
ing that he was not authorized to Civ
r out any of the company's plans. 1t !
rumored, however, that only six neN
;. stalls will be added to the presen
building at this time on account c
Z the necessity of getting ready for tn
Q Shoshone rush this summer. Th
j company would not have time to bull
larger addition between now an
{ the reservation opening and merel
4 plan to increase the roundhouse capa,
@ ity at this time for absolute necessit!
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