The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-03-02

the services. A large number of
friends and relatives from out OF the
city were also present at the services,
Manager J. l.. Richardson OF Work g
drcssmaking school Is preparing to
branch out even more extensively
than he has heretofore. This week
he will open a branch OF the Norfolk
school in Battle Creek and little
later expects to open another similar
branch in Wayne one on the Bone
steel line and one near Sioux City on
the NJ. & o. Besides these branches
of the Norfolk school, he will open
school in Holdrege this week and
one next week in Grand Island. This
will make eleven schools, which he
will have in Nebraska and South Da-
kota. His five Nebraska schools now
have a membership of over $50 stu
dents and are rapidly increasing in
numbers.
A very enjoyable afternoon was
spent by the w. C. T. U, last week at
the home of Mrs. Ballantyne, in com
memoration Of the birthday OF Fran.
ces willard 1t is customary for these
meetings to be held annually. Incl
dents of Miss Wizards life were
brought out. Mrs. Green gave her re.
membrance OF Miss Willard in child.
hood and Mrs. Michael read a paper
on the Influence of Miss Willard on
the Union Of Today" An instructive
feature was previously arranged Sc
ries OF questions to bring out the re.
lation OF the international, state, coun-
ty and local unions, which emphasized
the desirability Of prompt payment of
membership dues at the beginning of
the year. Refreshments were served
to round out the afternoon.
The heaviest snow Of the season
fell during last night and covered
Norfolk and all of northern Nebraska
and southern South Dakota with a
white blanket when this territory
awoke this morning. The storm came
down from the northwest and started
at Fairfax and Bonesteel yesterday
afternoon, being the first real snow
of the season in the Rosebud country
The snow was very deep here and
makes walking difficult today. Early
this morning men were up and about
cleaning off the sidewalks, and most
of the walks in the business part of
Norfolk were snowless before the
crowd Of people arrived down town
for the days work. The air is not
cold and the snow will probably af-
ford another season of delightful
sleighing.
The rally Of the Gideons in the Nor
great deal of interest not only to the
citizens but to large number of trav-
cling men. who attended all of the
services. The work of the organiza-
tion in trying to get the travelling
men interested in church work was
forcibly brought to the minds Of the
audiences. Interest displayed by
them in yesterdays meetings was a
revelation to many. The morning was
begun with love feast at o'clock
and extended throughout the day in
the various churches of the city. The
speakers were all travelling salesmen
and members of the Gideons. They
closed in the evening with a young
peoples union meeting at the Meth
odist church at which Mr.. Hitchcock
of University Place spoke. This was
followed by mass meeting presided
over by Mr.. Whitney and Mr. F. d.
Fitchey of University Place. The
ncin OF hn riD o.,
nished by a male quartet consisting
of c. e. Greene, j. B. Maylard, Mr..
Solomon and c. e. Erskine of Colum-
bus. Mrs. Greene and Mrs. Erskine
rendered several solos at the evening
mass meeting.
Several of the old frame buildings
belonging to the sugar factory have
been sold and are being removed, and
the remainder of the frame buildings
with the exception of those which
will actually be needed If the factory
is started again, will be sold as rap.
idly as possible. 1t was found that
many Of these frame structures were
rapidly going to pieces without any
care and would soon be absolutely
valueless unless something was done
The directors decided that the cheap
est thing to do was to sell them for
what they would bring and so get
them out Of the way. Three of them
have already been disposed Of 1t
has not been possible to secure any
insurance on those frame buildings
A force Of men were put to work in
the boiler house and the factory build
ing several days ago putting things in
shape. The boilers are being cleaned
and, contrary to rumor, they were
found in almost perfect condition.
With the exception of a little scale
on some of the tubes there is nothing
that is not in absolutely perfect con.
dition about them. AS soon as they
are cleaned they will be filled with
lime and left to take care of them
selves for another year. Some work