The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-04-12

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the Reed barber shop on Norfolk av-
enuc started n fire yesterday afternoon
that prompt discovery prevented from
damaging the building, The fire de-
partmcnt was called out but their ser
vice was not required.
The school situation Will be further
canvassed at n meeting Of the board
of education Friday evening In Or.
Coles Office. Architect Eisontrout of
Sioux City is expected to meet with
the board and give them additional In
formation touching the rebuilding of
the high school.
The progress of the new sewer sys-
tenn up First street has encountered
an obstacle In front Of the pumping
station. where the city water main is
found to stand squarely in the way of
the line of sewer pipe. The city coun.
cilmen are pu22ling over the compli.
cation the only relief from which
seems to be an arch in the water main.
1t is said that this can be done and
still leave the water main some four
or five feet under ground at the point
of the arch. The recent delay in the
sewer construction has been occa.
stoned by failure to receive expected
shipments of sewer pipe.
MCssrs Smms and Evans, who are
to start n vinegar and pickling fac.
tory in Norfolk and who are now sell.
ing stock for the plant, have called
n public meeting to be held in the
office of A. ]. Durland Saturday night
at s o'clock when they hope to pre-
sent their plans to more business
men than have up to date been inter
ested. The promoters say that they
can sell all of the stock for this plant
outside of Norfolk but they prefer
to keep as much of the stock in Nor
folk as possible. The Commercial
club directors have endorsed this prop
osition as n good Investment
Not only the regular drop curtains
of the Auditorium, but the wings as
well, and every last piece of furniture
must come Off the stage before the
mammoth Isle of Spice production car
ing to the local house will be spreat
outside in the alley in order to allow
the big show to get In. And at that
1t Is said that the cubic volume of the
big stage will be taxed to its utmost
to accommodate the electrical effects
and the special stage arrangements
that are needed to properly set of
King Bompopka and the chorus O.
singers and dancers, The company
comes from Fremont.
Congressman j. f. Boyd of Neigh
who was in Norfolk yesterday after
noon for the first time since he be
came n full fledged congressman, ha
just recently returned from a tril
to Washington, where he went tC
get on the ropes" While there h,
met the president, cabinet member
: and heads of departments. Seat
have not yet been assigned for tn,
session of next winter but will be al
lotted by drawing to be held whel
the session begins. Congressman
Boyd says that there is as yet littl
discussion In Washington as to mex
years presidential prospects, but h
) found that Secretary of War Taft wa
very popular with congressional dele
/ gates.
Trainmaster Il. o. Mount OF tn
Northwestern railroad has receive,
a note from ID. Rees of this city. MI
: Rees tells how people are treated Il
Great Britain for attempting to chea
railway company out of carfare
Every person caught attempting t
ride free or to escape payment O
fare, is arrested and fined and ma
. be imprisoned in Jail. Every perso
thus convicted is given more or les
notoriety by the posting of a larg
bill at every railway station With
: fifty miles announcing his guilt an
conviction. The presentation Of
0 ticket more than one day old Is col
l. sidered an attempt to cheat the raj
way company out of its proper far,
S "ln this country trying to cheat
: railroad is considered stealing write
Mr., Rees. What do you think {
IL that?"
s. The curtain will ring up on The Isl
of Spice at $50 o'clock sharp. No on
p will be seated after the curtain rise
r during the first musical numbers I'll
lecture of State Deputy SuperntcndeI
n Houck of Pennsylvania was change
IS from this evening to O'Clock this a
ternoon in order that teachers migl
d be given an opportunity to enjoy Il
a musical comedy if they desired. TT
Isle of Spice will be the musical COZ
Y. edy event of the season in Norfolk ar
lie there is every indication that one
the largest audiences yet seen in Il
st theater will enjoy the rollicking fun
r. the funny men, the bright and bree:
music and songs of the musical al
IN lists and chorus, and the lavish ele
r. trical effects. The company arrived
of noon from Fremont, one car being us,
for the company of sixty persons al
Dp another car for their baggage r.
Ir. troupe carries its own orchestra in
IS der to handle the special musical nul