The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-31

native of Norfolk and a former stu.
dent of the University of Illinois.
Examinations are held this week
in the city schools of Norfolk, the ex-
aminations closing tomorrow Thurs
day, Memorial day, is a holiday. Fri
day the school children will visit their
rooms for the last time this year, re-
ceiving their grade and promotion
cards.
DR.. p. II. Salter of this city had
team hitched up ready to start to
Hoskins yesterday afternoon in re.
spouse to a call from that place on
account of the wounds of Henry Kneis.
Before he started he received word
that the man was dead, and the trip
was not taken.
An extra edition of The News gave
to its readers in all north Nebraska
and southern South Dakota news of
the Hoskins tragedy hours before any
other newspaper. The extra went
west on the night train, north to Bone
steel, east OF Emerson, southeast to
West Point, and over on the Albion
branch on early morning trains.
Seats for the Wizard of Wall
Street" musical comedy, in which
Mrs. Daye and daughter, Phyllis, are
prominent features, go on sale at The
News business office Wednesday morn
ing at o'clock Seats on the lower
floor are so cents, the first two rows
in the balcony SOC, the balance of the
balcony 35c and the gallery 25c.
Seats for the commencement exer-
cises will go on sale Wednesday morn
ing at o'clock in the business office
of The News. Prices will be 25 cents
all over the house. The exercises will
| take place in the Auditorium Wednes-
day night. Tickets will be provided
for the families of graduates, minis
! ters, teachers and members of the
board of education without charge
Stanton Register: A. B. Baldwin
and r.. A. Monroe went to Norfolk last
week and purchased a feed store and
| took immediate possession. The new
firm are good solid business men and
the Norfolk people will find them good
fellows to deal with Mr.. Baldwin
will run the store this summer and
Ed will remain on the farm. Mr.. Mon
roe returned from Norfolk Monday
morning.
| The revised plans for the new high
school building were received in Nor.
folk yesterday from Architect John
Latenser after the final alterations in
the plans and specifications had been
made in his Omaha Office along the
line of suggestion offered by the board
of education at their meeting last
week. Copies of the plans and speci
tication are in President Viele's office
for the use of contractors. Sealed bids
on the new building will be received
June 10.
George Kneis, shot by his brother
in the double tragedy north of Hos
kins yesterday, was in Norfolk Friday
and Saturday of last week Another
visit to this city had been planned
J for the morning of the murder and sui
eide. Kneis was suffering from 6
carbuncle that had appeared on hi!
neck and was receiving treatment from
: a Norfolk physician. Oddly enough
the edition of The News which tolC
of the dual tragedy, told in the per
sonal column of the visit of George
Kneis to this city.
| O'Neill Frontier: The first rounC
in the criminal proceedings agains
the band of alleged hog thieves at AT
kinson resulted in a victory for tn,
state. The jury in the case of JOSEPH
; Skidmore brought in verdict of gull
ty. after celebrating some four hours
assessing the value of the hogs stolel
1 at $50. Skidmore, it appears from tn
evidence and the statement of on
VIM. Weller who was with the part
at the Ferguson ranch the night o
February %, was the instigator of tn
; raid on the Ferguson hog pen. Fou
others are implicated in the job, Johl
Dibble, Frank McShane, William We
Ter and Roy Purnell. Each of thes
defendants are to be tried separately
the arrangement being to dispose of al
i four cases at the present session O
: court. Judge MISSIONER is here fror
Rushville presiding at the trials
l County Attorney Whelan and M. +
+ Harrington appeared for the state an
R. R. Dickson for the defense.
Elgin Review: The Elgin oper
house has recently changed hands
w. H. McClain having disposed of
I to Geo. N. Seymour and Ira Wolfe
The active management of it will ia
to the hands of Mr.. Wolfe. as ha
practically been the case for som
time past. The new owners are civ
. ing the property thorough overhaul
ing and repairing and putting it i
!, first class shape from top to bottom
9 inside and out. 1t has been treate
). to a new roof, and the plastering ha
been repaired upstairs and down. TIL
work of newly papering the buildin
. is now in progress. The outside stat
way has been put in better shape, an
landing provided at height tha
would furnish convenient side eX
- from the building in case of fire.