The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-09-06

were making their trip south In Ram.
bier touring car.
John II. Hays went 10 Niobrara Fri
day noon to meet his friend. Senator
Dolliver OF Iowa who was on the pro-
gram for an evening address Friday
at the Knox county teachers institute
and chautnuqua.
Miss limo Huntington, who has been
visiting with Miss Birdie Kuhl for sew
ernl days, will leave for her home In
Fremont Monday. Miss Floy Faucet
: entertained nt dinner party last even.
Ing for Miss Huntington This even.
Ing Miss Birdie Kuhl will entertain for
Miss Huntington. After the dinner
she viii take the guests out riding.
a weeks camp OF the Ray farm by
the EllIhorn river was broken Satur-
day by party OF boys who have been
enjoying n camping week with s. f..
| Ersllne. The boys who have been
with Mr.. Ersl,ine are Charles Durland,
Lowell ErskIne, Carl Johnson. Lloyd
Pascwalk, Ralph Luikart and Alex
Bear The rain the first OF the week
did not prevent jolly camping week.
The temperature got up to 90 I'm
Norfolk yesterday.
| The good roads In Germany attract
ed the particular attention OF Paul
Lucbke OF Norfolk, who has just re-
turned from n pleasant trip abroad
| Neigennnd, the Pierce county muir
| dercr who six years ago shot and
killed his wife and fathcr-ln-law eleven
miles north of Norfolk, was one OF the
only two murderers who have hanged
In Nebraska within six years Rhea,
the Crowell murderer, was the other.
Services will be resumed at the
First Congregational church Sunday
morning. sermon will be delivered
by the pastor. Rev. w. ]. Turner, on
the topic, Religion and Estimate OF
Values" In the evening Mr.. Turner
will speak in the Second Congregations
al church.
Miss Mary Covert, operated on for
appendicitis last week was able to
leave the South Omaha hospital on
Wednesday, nine days after the opera
ton. She was able to go to Bellevue
the afternoon OF the day she left the
hospital, feeling first rate. She will
not undertake the trip home until next
| week
Melvin Pine, an itinerant peddler Of
eye glasses, so far forgot the dignity
OF his profession as to get unbecom-
ingly drunk. Despite the fact that
Pine apparently did n nourishng bust
ness on the streets of Norfolk he had
to put up security for the payment OF
the fine of $50 assessed against him
yesterday by Police Judge Eiseley.
The eye man left Norfolk Friday,
Pierce being his apparent destination.
"The Sweetest Girl in Dixie" pop
ular priced melo-drama, will be put on
at the Auditorium Monday afternoon
and night by the Fulton Stock COM
pany. The Fulton Stock company
plays all summer each year at Lin
coin and Is said to be capable. The
play Is pronounced pretty southern
romance. Special prices OF 15c and
25c will prevail at the special Labor
day matinee. Prices at night will be
Csc, 35c, soc and 75c.
Herman BOche on next Saturday will
be told whether or not the efforts OF
his attorneys to secure his release on
bail have succeeded or failed. SUI
preme Judge ]. b. Barnes, before
whom the Boche petition for bail was
presented in this city Friday, announc-
es that he will go to Madison next Sat
urday and give his decision in the
Madison court house. Following the
conclusion of the hearing Friday after
noon Sheriff Clements, Boche and Sen
ator Allen drove back to Madison.
| The city council at a special session
last evening let contracts for the con-
struction Of the sewer laterals in the
new west Norfolk avenue sewer dis
trict, for the alteration and extension
of the sewer mains and for the con-
templated extension of the water mains
on South Seventh street Bids were
received yesterday and the special SEES
sion Of tn council was held to accom-
modate bidders who arrived in the city
during the day. The contract for lay
ing the district mains in District No.
|, Norfolk's first sewer district orga.
nized through the efforts of M. D. Ty-
Ter and others, went to John Elsinger,
jr,, of West Point for s667085. The
contract for making alterations In the
lower end Of the main sewer and ex-
tending the sewer up First street to
connect with the Northfork for flush
ing purposes went to o. W. Rish for
$2,006.70. o. w. Rish, now of LeMars,
Iowa, also drew the contract for the
extension of the water main on Sew
enth street, bidding in the job for ST.
904.44.
For the benefit of people living on
the Albion branch of the Northwest
ern, and who have been complaining
Vigorously for two weeks because Of
the failure of the westbound afternoon
passenger train to connect with the