The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-03-23

day, May 4 Meadow Grove, Tuesday,
May s; West limerick Wednesday,
May .; Tildcn, Thursday, May 10,
Battle Creek, Friday, May II; Madi.
son, Monday, May II.
Excitement In Norfolk reached some.
thing of high point among few per.
sons yesterday afternoon when n ru.
NOR spread about the streets to the
effect that Patrick HaEerty. tho fugl-
tive O'Neill banker, had been appro-
hended. The rumor proved to he false
and was based on the fact that Union
Pacific agent at Grand Island had tel.
egraphed to Agent ElscfHcr at the
| Union Pacific station here, asking for
a description of Hagerty. Mr.. Elsoffor
said this morning that the Grand
A number of complaints have been
made to Mayor Friday against small
boys. who make II n practice of shoot.
ing about town with 22.calibor rifles.
II is asserted that several persons
have had narrow escapes from being
struck with stray bullets as they
passed along the streets, Boys, shoot.
ing at pigeons, sparrows and other
birds, have become careless and some.
times the bullets carry on so that they
endanger human life For this reason
Mayor Friday will enter upon n cru
sade against the use of the small rifles
In the city and will see that the city
ordinance against the use of firearms
within the city limits Is strictly on.
forced. According to the city ordi.
nance II Is unlawful to fire n rifle In.
side of the city, and the law Is to be
enforced strictly hereafter.
Two young men living north of the
city were badly bruised and cut about
the face in runaway accident at l
O'Clock Sunday morning August
Marquardt sustained cash in his
forehead, two inches long, and so deep
that the bones of the skull were per
fectly visible. Albert Brandenburg re-
ceived more or less severe scratches
about the checks. The two young
men were just starting to drive home,
their horse having been kept in the
Krantz livery stable, when the ami
nal swung around and started back
for the barn door. In the turn their
buggy was tipped over and the drivers
thrown upon the hard, rough road.
Dragged for a little distance, their
faces were bumped along the jagged
highway and gashed at every bound
DR., Walter Pilger was routed out Of
his midnight slumber to care for the
wounds. No stitches were taken in
the forehead cash of Marquardt, the
hole being closed with adhesive plas
ters. No serious results are antici
pated.
Sunday was a big day for the
churches that are engaged in the un-
ion meeting. In the morning the evan
gelst preached in the Methodist
church on the subject of Heaven"
and in the evening to an audience that
filled the auditorium and nearly filled
the lecture room besides he preached
on the subject of Hell" The after
noon meeting for men was well at
tended and a number of men signified
"A desire to live a better life. The
singing was a great feature OF the
meetings. There has been erected a
temporary platform in the church
which will seat nearly 100 children
and it was filed with the little folks
who, under the inspiring leadership of
Mr.. Jackson, nearly sang the roof off
the house. The solos by Mr.. Jackson
both morning and evening were ap-
prOpriate to the sermons and were
well received. The meetings will con
tinue this week. Every afternoon at
3 o'clock will be held the Pentecostal
meeting and in the evening at 1880
after song service the evangelist
will preach. Mr. Olmstead Is doing a
good work for the churches which Is
appreciated by the large crowds who
come to hear him. A portion Of the
high school orchestra assisted with the
music in the afternoon and evening.
They added greatly to the success Of
the day.
The influx of travelling men into
Norfolk this spring promises to make
quite substantial increase in the
population of Norfolk. There are at
present moro than eighty commercial
travellers who make Norfolk their
home. Besides this there are always
from forty to sixty or seventy CONNER
cial travellers who Sunday in the city
but who do not make their homes
here. Last week three travelling men
moved into Norfolk from other places,
and there have been one or more each
week previous to this for some
months. 1t has been a steady inflow
with scarcely any moving away from
the city. One of the resident com
mercial travellers said this morning,
81 know of six or eight travelling men
who are considering moving into Nor
folk right now. | would not be bit
surprised to see thirty or forty of them
move in during the spring and sum-
mer. over one-half of the travelling