The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11

outstanding claims against the store.
Joe Mastilica. charged with forging
a postoflce money order and obtaining
$50 thereon, was taken to Omaha
from Madison Wednesday evening by
Deputy United States Marshal, J. o.
Moore and lodged In the Douglas
county Jail to await trial before the
United States district court. Mastilica
was brought to Madison last summer
from Bassett, where the charges again
st him had been filed before United
States commissioner.
A $4,000 suit against the city OF
Norfolk was filed in the district court
at Madison yesterday afternoon by
Mrs. Fannie Trennepohl, who sues for
damages as a result OF fall on an
alledged defective crosswalk. The
suit was instituted by the law firm OF
Barnhart & Koenigstein. The fall,
which resulted in broken arm, occur
red on South Second street on May Is,
1906. The claim was passed on ad-
versely by the city council.
A well attended matinee was given
with moving pictures and light vaude'
vile stunts in the Auditorium during
the afternoon. Tonight two shows
will be given, one at Sis and one at
l9:2O This will be the last night for
the present series of moving pictures,
a new series beginning Tuesday night.
The present film Is q good one, show
ing comics and other features. There
Is about half mile of films In the
reels used at the Auditorium moving
picture shows.
In the days that are no more 1t
was customary for transportation COM
panies to give engineers in charge or
new locomotives a free ride to the
point of delivery. This is forbidden
now. and a pleasant trip across the
continent will no longer be allowed to
an engineer whose solicitude for the
welfare OF locomotive in its perilous
tourney across the continent compels
, him to seek the hard job of being al
lowed to guide It over the tracks or
the far west The interstate commerce
:. commission, regarding these trips as
: sort of outings, has forbidden them.
. Nebraska closed Saturday with the
y wind-up of the Stanton county fair.
During the past ten weeks race meets
were held at Norfolk, Tilden, Neigh
lONeill, Pierce, Creighton, Spencer
Butte, Madison and Stanton. The race
q meets have been financially success
4 full and a number Of good races have
lloa. hoe hnnn com
- plant that the races were run In the
II stables rather than on the tracks, anc
There has been contention that this
- sort of racing should be abolished by
h very strict enforcement Of the rule!
n in the judges stands. 1t Is probable
40 that this matter will be taken up b!
r the circuit officials next meeting.
~ Fremont Tribune: Suffering iron
hysteria as a result of swallowing al
re overdose of headache tablets, Mrs
70 Mack, wife of Conductor Mack of tn
m Northwestern, was removed to tn
OF Fremont hospital last night while Il
n serious condition. She is great
Be improved today and will recover. Mr.!
Mack, who has been staying with he
seized with a violent headache yeste
,r. day afternoon, and went to a dru
store for medicine. She was given
IN box of tablets, and upon returning I
her room swallowed some Of then
40. The i'll effects from an overdose
medicine coupled with fear whic
On seized Mrs. Mack when she learne
~. ,,>ictolya ouoroopoa Che wn
IN. removed from her room to the hospiti
for treatment. Her frantic scream
ck caused some excitement about tt
building.
an Humphrey Leader: One of the req
ly remarkable features at the Madiso
no fair last week was that OF blind Lac
from Albion who produced music
ire tones with her hands. Beginning
an early age she had discovered tn
,er musical sounds could be produced
NV COMPRISING the air in the palms
her hands when held together and
ion continual practice Is able to produ
,ht all the melodies with which she is
miliar. We listened attentively as Z
of tones were made with apparent 9
NJ there seemed to come the lesson
contentment She was shut out fro
sit. the joys of other beings. Gods OUT
Nv. doors was not for her. The swe
lin. flowers and the ripping brooks, t
,in. myriad-colored songs ters fifth
7 through the air and the beauty OF t
vic landscape, too grand for the arts
or. brush to portray-none OF these we
ith for that poor sightless creature to
w JOY. And yet from that illumined 81
Jar shone out tne hsht OIL coh.en'ine
p We are ofttimes prone to find ia
rlv when obstacles appear in our pathw
,w. and the spirit of discomfort often
ION tards our best efforts, but at su
fer. times it would be we'll to recall
hopefulness of those beings who {